Asbestos in schools: an invisible scourge for teachers and pupils alike
2025
30
Spring - Summer
29-31
occupational safety and health ; teacher ; asbestos ; trade union document
Occupational safety and health
English
"Every day, hundreds of thousands of pupils and teachers across Europe are attending schools that may be contaminated with asbestos. And yet, this risk of passive exposure resulting in a serious impact on health is still substantially downplayed. To address this invisible threat, urgent action is needed to identify the schools affected and to schedule works for removing the asbestos from their buildings."
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