Orange City Council in New South Wales has spoken out denying they have breached asbestos procedures during the managing of naturally-occurring asbestos at the north Orange bypass. This response has come after a local expressed concerns that the Council was not following their own asbestos guidelines.
From reading the Council’s Asbestos Management Plan the local understood that any rock that is not covered should be dealt with as if it contains naturally-occurring asbestos unless there is evidence of the contrary.
Chris Devitt, Council’s technical services director responded to these asbestos fears confirming that Council has been following all the proper asbestos guidelines. He says that even though a geologist has told Council that the piles of rock on Icely Road were base rock, they are still treating it as if it was asbestos and taking all the necessary precautions like covering the rock and watering it down.
Hopefully Council is taking these precautions as even minimal exposure to asbestos can lead to a person contracting an asbestos related disease such as mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma in New South Wales has left a terrible legacy. NSW victims of asbestos conditions are many.
