atac news
Asbestos in T
here is still a problem with Asbestos Management in Schools as highlighted
at the beginning of the year within the report published by ATAC.
Te report hit the headlines and received
vast amount of press coverage. John O’Sullivan (ATAC Chairman) undertook various television interviews for BBC Breakfast, BBC News and ITV News, John Richards (ATAC management committee member) undertook interviews for Radio 5 Live. Tere were also over twenty separate news articles within various local and national newspapers including Te Telegraph, Te Independent, Te Daily Mail, Te Express and Te Daily Mirror.
Everyone involved with the campaign
have been pleased at the coverage which has helped raise awareness of the issue and now the Government has set up a committee to address the problem of asbestos in schools. Te members of the committee are experts in their various roles and are hoping to develop a working plan to address the issues raised within the report. Te committee are awaiting announcement of the new chairman with the change of government because unfortunately Paul Rowen lost his seat at the general election, Paul has helped raise the profile in Parliament and has helped with great advances in the last twelve months since the group met with the former Prime Minister.
Schools
ATAC and the committee continue to
push forward with the issue and continue to undertake the audits of schools to compile a second report which is planned to be released later this year.
w Is your school safe for staff and pupils?
w Does your school comply with updated regulations?
w Do you wish to take part in the free audits?
If your school wishes to take part please
ask the headteachers to get in touch, the audits are free and are carried out by ATAC’s members, any data collected will be anonymised. Te audits cause minimal disruption to the school and any assistance required can be provided by the ATAC members to ensure that staff and pupils are safe.
Please contact:
ian.stone@
atac.org.uk
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