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This wall was to the supply room with all of the uniforms and PPE. The building was constructed in the mid-20th century so it turns out it's full of asbestos. Thanks mole man.

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[-] davel@hexbear.net 21 points 4 months ago

That doesn’t sound like an optimal use of labor even if we had a functioning society. Leaving sitting asbestos lie is pretty stable and doesn’t sound like a high priority.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 27 points 4 months ago

The problem is with known and unknown unknowns. It's stable until a mole man burrows through the wall or a car hits it or a fire breaks out in the old structure. You can't renovate it or service the things inside the walls. A tornado or heavy wind storm, both possible here, would cause similar damage. Wildfires have destroyed an entire town in the same area without any warning, and one happening here would leave a big pile of asbestos in the open air. To me it's like having radioactive waste or chemicals that can't be mixed in that room. Perfectly okay until suddenly it isn't.

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago

I work maintenance for a school board with over 80 schools. Every single one has Asbestos containing materials.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago

Don't get me wrong, it's a massive investment to remove it all. At the same time though most if not all of the water pipes in the country were once made out of lead. If we don't remove those pipes then any town can become Flint, Michigan if the water chemistry changes. There's a public health imperative to clean it up before a freak accident happens in one of 80 schools in your district alone.

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's a slow process for sure and if someone has to nail a picture to a wall they have to call my boss with 2 days turnaround time for a test

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it sounds weird, but critical support to asbestos in highly specific occasions.

[-] radiofreeval@hexbear.net 6 points 4 months ago

At least a mandatory marking of every wall containing asbestos so mole man can be contained

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