Teaching union NUT is calling for action to remove asbestos from schools.
It is seeking to bring about the removal of asbestos from all schools where the material is present. The NUT claims that the government's initiative, Building Schools for the Future, will provide the opportunity to do this. It believes that making progress on asbestos removal is a priority.
Although HSE guidance calls for management of the materials rather than removal, the union spells out in detail the case for removal, and says alternatives like labelling, enclosing and encapsulating asbestos 'are much less effective.'
It says: 'Even the best management plans are subject to human fallibility. They may not be consulted, acted upon or updated. They may remain on a shelf in a head teacher's office. There may not be anyone within the local authority who actually monitors that the system is working. For all these reasons, therefore, removal is the best option.'
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