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| Police officers were not informed about asbestos and other risks in their homes and stations. |
They were kept in the dark about asbestos and other poisonous hazards in police stations and houses across NSW, an internal report revealed.
The Sydney Morning Herald published a detailed article about the internal investigation and events that led to the questionable actions by key personnel, which put officers and their families at risk.
They decided to bury hundreds of safety audits identifying threats in police houses and stations because they apparently did not have the funds to fix the 200+ properties.
The police officers should have been advised of the dangers of asbestos in their homes, sources say. Almost half the home and stations in the state are more than 40 years old and were built with asbestos-containing materials.
The officers’ requests to see the audit reports were repeatedly denied, until they were uncovered by the union a few months ago.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Effects of asbestos exposure
Asbestos fibers are too small to be seen with the naked eye, but they can be inhaled deep into the lungs, where they can damage lung tissue, cause scar tissue to form and develop into a disease called asbestosis.
People can be exposed to asbestos when they encounter airborne asbestos fibers, after asbestos-containing material is drilled, cut, abraded, sanded, chipped, or sawed during a renovation, for example.
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