I listened to Jeremy Vine today please listen if you can. It was talk in based around this lady, the only link with info I could see was Daily Mail.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2514958/Caring-teacher-died-exposed-asbestos-hanging-pupils-work-contaminated-classroom-walls-25-years.html?ico=home^headlines
Its in 75% of schools, the issues are where doesnt have it than where has got it.
It can be distrubed in all sorts of ways, this lady sadly passed away from pinning art work into walls.
All it takes is one fibre to settle in the lungs were it lays latent for decades.
What I found most disturbing was one man called in, and said he helped his GF staple art work into the wall until he saw a tiny, postage stamp warning saying, "don't disturb the walls, asbestos". I was aghast at that. As he said how many other un witting teachers in the 75 5 of schools that have this are pinning art work or whatever into the walls and releasing this killer material?
I really want to raise awareness about it. I am in
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Asbestos in 75% of schools. Teacher killed from pinning up art work.
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IamFatherChristmasNOTsanta · 29/11/2013 14:34
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