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Father Upset Over Lack of Government Control of Asbestos

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A father in British Columbia claims the government needs to provide better protection for the people of Clearbrook when older homes are torn down, reports the Abbortsford News.

Children gathered to watch as backhoes in Franklin Jansen’s neighborhood tore down the older homes and each time a home came down, the debris was covered in a cloud of dust. Jansen’s four children were among the onlookers.

Janzen was alarmed when he saw a hazardous materials team in white jumpsuits and wearing breathing masks show up to clean up the debris. It was then the sites were surrounded with tapes warning, “Danger, Asbestos.”

Worksafe BC stopped the demolition in order to protect the workers, and BC Hazmat Inspections Ltd. was called in to deal with the asbestos. While one worker wetted down the dust to keep it from becoming airborne, another was removing the pieces containing asbestos.

Asbestos is a known carcinogen whether exposure is long-term or limited.

Mr. Janzen is registering a complaint with the city to find out how this could happen without warning the neighborhood.

The destruction company states anyone tearing down a house built prior to 1986 should pay for an inspection to test for asbestos.

Asbestos Exposure In BC Demolition

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