AAP General News (Australia)
12-20-2010
QLD:Ex-teacher aide seeks asbestos compo
A former pre-school teacher's aide from Queensland who's suffering terminal mesothelioma
is seeking compensation .. after working in a Brisbane classroom containing asbestos that
underwent renovations in the 1980s.
The lawyer for the unnamed woman in her early 60s says Queensland government documents
have confirmed the presence of asbestos within the original pre-school building and extensions.
TRENT JOHNSON says normal classes were conducted while the preschool extensions were
under construction .. and everyone on site would have been exposed to the asbestos dust.
Asbestos fibres cause respiratory disease and cancer .. including asbestosis and mesothelioma
.. and can take decades to develop.
AAP RTV jmm/crh/tm
KEYWORD: ASBESTOS (BRISBANE)
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