Queensland mesothelioma concern

The management and removal of asbestos has been given priority in parts of Queensland as a result of Dr Bruce Flegg, the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works, requesting a long-term plan to be formulated for the management and removal of asbestos from all Government buildings in Queensland.

Exposure to asbestos is a serious health risk as it can lead to asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma.

Dr Flegg has confirmed asbestos to be present within government buildings in Queensland including public housing. He confirms what is needed to reduce future contamination and exposure to asbestos is a variety of targeted strategies.

Included in this new approach are new strategies for managing and controlling asbestos in government houses and workplaces and cost-effective solutions for removing and disposing of all asbestos materials.

Dr Flegg has recognized that mesothelioma cases are expected to rise within the next 10 years due to the high level of asbestos which was used in the past. He is committed to taking steps to reducing the rise of mesothelioma by implementing these strategies that will reduce to risk of future contamination and exposure to asbestos. The longer nothing is done the more people are at risk, thus these strategies must be implemented for the health of all people living in Queensland.

Queensland mesothelioma compensation claims have been commenced in the past following a person contracting mesothelioma as a result of exposure to relatively small amounts of asbestos.

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