A highly successful protest lobby took place on Tuesday 1 November 2011 at GHA HQ with 21 residents in attendance. They demanded that there should be an independent investigation of all GHA work practises regarding all major refurbishment work in relation to the management of asbestos risk. It is clear from verbal and written evidence given that many thousands of Glasgow residents have been potentially exposed to asbestos during these refurbishment works. Therefore, such an investigation must look at all work practises rather than policies and procedures, dating back to 2005.
Sean Clerkin, Chairperson of Glasgow Homeowners’ Campaign, also demanded that the Babcock Scientific Survey on asbestos, which took place between 2006-9, which surveyed 8,000 properties and their common areas, has to be published, as GHA to date have refused to publish this survey on asbestos. If they have nothing to hide, then this survey on asbestos must be published now, as it would go a long way to informing us on the extent to which people were exposed.
