Air today, gone tomorrow | Event recording
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 3, 2020
On 27th July 2020, we ran an online event to inform the public debate around air monitoring of asbestos in the UK.
The event centred around the fact that countries like France utilise the latest technology available and inspect buildings periodically for asbestos, after a Government mandate based on scientific studies.
The UK does not utilise the latest technology, nor does it have a mandated periodic inspection of buildings, which leads to a failure to properly assess the risk posed by airborne asbestos fibres.
The HSE needs to urgently update its guidance to ensure that people present in public buildings, and especially schools, are not being put in risk of inhaling asbestos, due to current inability to identify airborne fibres.
Speaker line-up:
Stephen Timms MP, Chair, Select Committee for Work and Pensions
David Morris MP
Hugo Perez, ITGA Group
Charles Pickles, Independent Campaigner
Jack Aldane, ResPublica
You can find the slides of the presentations here:
You can view the recording below.
*Video subtitles available
Really interesting watch, it highlights quite an important issue that a lot of people probably don’t think about, especially how airborne asbestos fibres can go undetected and why proper air monitoring matters so much. I didn’t realise that in many cases you can’t actually tell if asbestos has been disturbed just by looking, which makes the argument for better monitoring systems feel quite valid, especially in places like schools and older buildings where materials are hidden . It definitely makes you more aware of how serious long-term exposure can be. While going through topics like this alongside studies can feel a bit overwhelming sometimes, I do check different resources like rapid assignment help for support, and I recently came across…