More than 20,000 schools in Britain are still fitted with asbestos and many are in 'dangerous condition', official figures show.
Almost 14,000 buildings constructed between 1940 and 1980 are of particular risk and warrant urgent action, the Office also stated.
The refitting of tens of thousands of schools and hospitals across the country for environmental reasons could dislodge dangerous fibres, experts have warned. According to Asbestos.com, most illnesses linked to the material take around 20 to 30 years to develop.Scar tissue gradually builds up around the asbestos fibres lodged in the lungs, with damaged cells developing into mesothelioma, lung cancer or asbestosis.
A report by the House of Commons' work and pensions committee last year urged the government to plan for "improving urgently the evidence base for safe asbestos removal and disposal, considering relative costs and benefits".added: "It should integrate with—and take full account of—proposals for the upgrading of the built environment linked to net zero targets and wider waste management strategies.
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