Asbestos containing materials have been identified on the bank of the Katherine River.
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Katherine Town Council issued the alert today.
“While performing a routine inspection of stormwater outflow pipes, along a Giles Street section of the riverbank, council employees identified construction material potentially containing asbestos,” a council spokeswoman said.
“Following the discovery, council immediately had samples of the material sent for testing, NT WorkSafe were notified and the site was closed off.
“The results of the testing have confirmed that the material contains asbestos and council are working with the regulatory authorities to ensure that the site is cleaned up in a safe and timely manner.
“Although this specific site has been identified and contained, council is now working to better understand the scope of the problem in the river corridor,” the spokeswoman said.
“The safety of the community is our number one concern and heavy use areas are being surveyed for asbestos containing materials as a matter of the highest priority.”
No specific location of the asbestos discovery has been issued by the council, how much there was, whether neighbours have been informed or when the discovery was made?
NT WorkSafe is directing questions back to the council.