A “Mr Fluffy” loose-fill asbestos insulation impacted property has been identified in Curtin, ACT , making it the first such find for almost three years.
The property which was identified as containing the dangerous loose asbestos insulation in early July was added to the ACT government’s list of affected properties on 11 July 2019.
This property is the most recent in a handful of residential properties which were insulated with loose Amosite or Crocidolite asbestos, but which weren’t identified during an asbestos insulation testing program undertaken by the government in the late 1980s. The testing program was conducted with the purpose of identifying residential properties which were insulated with the dangerous mineral fibre. Properties which were identified as being affected were subsequently involved in a bulk asbestos removal program in the late 80s and early 90s and also another buy-back scheme involving the clean and demolition of said properties, which property owners could choose to participate in.
This find raises further concerns around the scope of the initial testing program and whether further properties may be unknowingly contaminated.
L&D offers focused testing of ceiling insulation for asbestos and also includes an assessment of a properties ceiling space as part of our full residential asbestos assessments.