Asbestos-contaminated soil has been discovered in a Coburg playground, while another asbestos mulch probe continues in Melbourne’s west.
continues in Melbourne’s west, where authorities are investigating how chunks of asbestos came to be in bark mulch on a children’s playground.
“During more recent landscaping works, further asbestos-contaminated soil was discovered. This contaminated soil is now being removed by competent and qualified asbestos removalists and is expected to be completed by Friday 31 May.” “As an added precaution, workers on site will be required to wear personal protective equipment. Any soil that contains asbestos is also currently sealed, under cover and is inaccessible to the public. This contaminated soil is removed from the site as a priority, however, other clean soil remains on site that is also covered to reduce dust,” she said.
Five days after Hobsons Bay investigators and the EPA first inspected the park in Spotswood, authorities have not confirmed whether the asbestos material was dumped in the mulch after it was laid, or was contained in mulch delivered and laid between 2022 and 2023.the company contracted to landscape the new park – CityWide Service Solutions – had refused to answer questions about the supply chain of the mulch used in surrounding playgrounds.
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