5 Dec 2022

Asbestos awareness campaign launched to stop needless deaths

From Afternoons, 1:39 pm on 5 December 2022

Despite being banned in New Zealand since 1990, asbestos is still the number one killer in the construction industry.

The dangers of asbestos are still very real when working on older homes or buildings, and over 200 Kiwis succumb to related illnesses each year.

ACM Removals general manager Rob Barton is attempting to raise funding for an awareness campaign so we can minimise the risks for workers. He talks to Jesse.

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