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BT UNION HEALTH & SAFETY
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Following the story of Spodden Valley and the therat to it from an old Asbestos factory and re-development of the site, Derek Maylor, Chair of the NW BTU Health & Safety Co-ord has wirritne not only to Rochdale council but also Lorna Fitzsimons MP for Rochdale. This is th text of his argument with regard to objections to the planned re-development: "....as Chair of the NW BT Engineers Safety (Communication Workers Union) who would be involved in the communications side of such a development,we have raised the following as objections to the planning application. Records
have shown that over 300 tonnes of asbestos dust being dumped within
the site. Disturbance to this can lead to the appalling asbestos related
diseases such as mesothelioma. We would not want the local public,
where we have colleagues and their families residing, to be put through
and certainly we would not want our engineers working in such conditions.
The disturbed asbestos dust could be carried many miles airborne affecting
many thousands of people. We
have noted you also share such concerns as we have raised in our dealings
with the Save Spodden Valley Group. There is obviously no need to
inform you of the above facts as you will already be informed of these
and other problems. Derek
Maylor MIIRSM TechSP You too can help by checking the Save Spodden Valley Web site: www.spodden-valley.co.uk |
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