The Ministry of Health has publicly acknowledged the problem of asbestos in its office building, however Chief Health Officer Lionel Michael is still in the dark.
When Caribarena.com contacted Michael for a comment following the announcement, he said, “I am not aware of that. Nobody told me about that."
The ministry, through its public relations officer Colin O’Neal, confirmed that the roof of its building contains asbestos, a substance linked to cancer.
An earlier report on Caribarena.com had cited concerns from employees who wanted to be moved to another location, and more attention to the issue from the relevant authorities.
It is understood, however, that even with the public announcement, nothing has been done so far to safeguard the health of workers in the building.
There have been concerns that it is not safe to work with this particular type of asbestos, especially since the building has no fire escape or other such provision, and a fire could possibly cause the material to explode.
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Woods building
John J Grante
weird- seems there is no coordination
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Chief Medical Officer Dr Rhonda SealyThomas has advised, “It’s not conditions under which workers should be allowed to continue to work, the asbestos and the report from the fire officers saying it is a hazard,” Thomas said
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tenman
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Same old, same old
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