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Concern over asbestos in Brussels’ public buildings
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11:38 09/01/2014
Up to 1,000 public buildings, including schools and creches, in the Brussels-Capital Region may not be complying with regulations governing asbestos. The revelation comes after the recent discovery of asbestos at a police station on Marché au Charbon in the centre of the city.
The Socialist trade union has asked other public services in the capital about the presence of asbestos in their buildings. The union’s health and safety expert, Marc Duplessis, says that many public services were unable to provide an inventory of asbestos present in their buildings, despite this being a legal requirement. They were also unable to provide an asbestos management plan, also required by law.
Duplessis says that between 700 and 1,000 public buildings in Brussels still need to be urgently checked for asbestos. These include not only town halls and social service buildings but also schools and crèches. “Thousands of people are being exposed without their knowledge to real health risks,” he said.
