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WQ.362/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY DEPUTY C.S. ALVES OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2019
Question
Will the Minister advise –
- which schools continue to have asbestos present in their buildings; and
- when, if at all, he intends that such asbestos will be removed from the schools' premises?
Answer
- The following schools continue to have asbestos present in their buildings:
• Bel Royal Primary
• First Tower Primary
• Grainville Secondary
• Highlands College – five buildings
• Janvrin Primary
• JCG Preparatory
• La Moye Primary
• Le Rocquier Secondary
• Les Landes Primary
• Les Quennevais Secondary
• Mont à L'Abbé Primary
• Rouge Bouillon Primary
• Springfield Primary
• St Luke's Primary
• St Mary's Primary
• St Saviour's Primary
• Trinity Primary
• Victoria College & Preparatory – seven buildings
- Jersey Property Holdings (JPH) has management plans in place for all known asbestos within buildings under its direct control, which mitigates the presence of the material and renders them safe to occupy.
The amount of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) present differs greatly from building to building, and in many cases can consist solely of roofing felt on a building, a redundant gasket within a building, a resin pad beneath a stainless steel sink or thermal insulation within a kiln or boiler room.
An annual budget is allocated for the removal of asbestos and prior to any refurbishment work being undertaken, a Refurbishment and Demolition (R&D) survey is completed and any asbestos found is removed within the project parameters.
JPH has placed all relevant staff on asbestos awareness training and is confident that they have the appropriate knowledge and expertise to be able to recognise and manage the potential presence of asbestos.
All properties constructed prior to 2000 have had an Asbestos Management Survey and where ACMs are found, the properties are re-inspected at least annually. Asbestos management plans are available on all sites.