The cost of dealing with asbestos has reached almost $5.5 million at Dunedin Hospital as an internal report reveals it took at least 10 days to change a light fitting.The financial figure provided by the Southern District Health Board includes almost $2million for a retrofitted air-conditioning system in the radiology department. It is needed because …
Home-owners are facing a crackdown over meth-related insurance claims as insurers raise premiums and excess levels and cap how much people can claim. IAG, which owns the brands NZI, AMI and State Insurance, has told its customers they will have to pay a higher excess for meth-related claims and they won’t be able to claim …
Asbestos is a risk to health only when it is inhaled (breathed in) as fine dust. The risk to health increases with the number of fibres inhaled and with frequency of exposure. When asbestos dust is inhaled, larger fibres tend to be cleared by protective mechanisms in the lungs and upper respiratory tract. The finer …
