Asbestos poses ‘very big risk’ to children, warns adfa president

Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia President Barry Robson has warned of the "very big" risk asbestos poses to children. Mr Robson's comments come as a school in Sydney's southwest has been forced to close temporarily after bonded asbestos was found in mulch in a new playground. “It’s a very big risk with the discovery of bonded asbestos,” Robson told Sky News host Peter Stefanovic. “The problem there, Pete, where there’s bonded asbestos – it’s already broken, and the deadly fibers are exposed. “It’s just as dangerous as friable.” There are now 22 locations across the city where contaminated asbestos has been detected.