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Title: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by whiteknight on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:35pm
November 6 2019
'Dropped the ball': Firies union join calls for more cladding transparency :( Canberra Times The ACT's firefighters union says the location of buildings with potentially flammable cladding should be made public, as it echoed growing calls for an audit of private apartment and commercial complexes. The United Firefighters Union has joined a chorus of property industry groups and politicians in calling on the government to ramp up its response to growing concerns about the prevalence of combustible cladding on Canberra buildings. The government has identified about 70 or so buildings which might contain flammable material - but is refusing to say which ones. It has insisted that none of the buildings pose an immediate safety risk and all are safe to occupy. :( The government is also continuing to reject calls for an audit of private buildings, such as high-rise apartment complexes. Firefighters union branch secretary Greg McConville said the ACT government had "really dropped the ball" in responding to cladding risks. Mr McConville said that was particularly disappointing given the ACT was among the first jurisdictions to sound the alarm about the emerging problem of combustible cladding almost a decade ago. He said the government should publish details about at-risk buildings, echoing calls from the Canberra Liberals and ACT Greens. "Our preference is for disclosure [of the buildings]," Mr McConville said. "That view is based on a risk management approach. There is a presumption that workers are entitled to know the risks, and that duty of care should extend to visitors and members of the public." "I don't think you can follow that risk management approach with a veil of secrecy [about the building's location]." :( The NSW government has reportedly refused to publish the locations of more than 400 buildings potentially covered in flammable cladding amid concerns that it could make them a target for arson and terrorist attacks. :( The Canberra Times asked ACT Building Minister Gordon Ramsay if similar concerns informed the decision to keep the findings of the territory government's audit under wraps. In a statement, a government spokesman said it did not publish details about the buildings for a "variety of reasons and it would be inappropriate to comment further". Mr McConville said he "didn't accept" claims that publishing a building's location would heighten the risk of an arson attack, arguing that perpetrators could find out if it contained flammable material through other means. ACT Fire & Rescue has been involved throughout the territory government's audit, meaning it is aware of which public buildings might contain combustible cladding. But Mr McConville said the government's refusal to proactively inspect apartment and commercial complexes meant firefighters were not aware of the fire risks those buildings might pose. :( "We don't think that's reasonable," he said. ACT Fire & Rescue chief officer Mark Brown said the agency had developed a training course which taught firefighters how to respond to incidents at buildings might contain flammable cladding. Mr Brown said that when responding to incidents, fire crews "drew no distinction between public and private buildings and would work with all members of the community to preserve life, property and the environment". |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by whiteknight on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:43pm
Don't tell anyone. Its a secret. :-X
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Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by juliar on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:52pm
Silly old BlackDay would not know what day it is.
Maybe the Chinese bribed the unions to buy flammable cladding from China. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by lee on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:55pm
So we have an NSW Liberal Government and an ACT Labor government not giving details about cladding but is the feds that are responsible? ::)
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Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by juliar on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:58pm
It stinks of Chinese bribes.
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Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by Sir lastnail on Nov 9th, 2019 at 9:36am juliar wrote on Nov 6th, 2019 at 4:52pm:
Nah it wouldn't take much for scumos tradie nephew to use the cheap chinese flammable crap on a job - that's if he ever started the job let alone finished it :D LOL |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by lee on Nov 9th, 2019 at 3:15pm Sir lastnail wrote on Nov 9th, 2019 at 9:36am:
So you are saying that the states should give up their building standards to the feds? ;D ;D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by Bobby. on Nov 9th, 2019 at 3:29pm
The reason is hidden in the middle of the article:
The NSW government has reportedly refused to publish the locations of more than 400 buildings potentially covered in flammable cladding amid concerns that it could make them a target for arson and terrorist attacks. Obviously they are worried that muslims will burn places down. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by macman on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:40pm Bobby. wrote on Nov 9th, 2019 at 3:29pm:
So it doesn't matter about the people who are living in these death traps? Sounds like the usual bullshite from government as usual. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by lee on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:45pm macman wrote on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:40pm:
So you know that those people have been kept in the dark about their buildings? Reference? |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by Bobby. on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:50pm macman wrote on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:40pm:
It means that if the buildings burn down that fear of letting mussie terrorists know about it was the cause. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by macman on Nov 10th, 2019 at 5:24pm lee wrote on Nov 9th, 2019 at 4:45pm:
Can you point out where I said that flea? Or are you just sprouting your crap as usual. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by lee on Nov 10th, 2019 at 5:56pm macman wrote on Nov 10th, 2019 at 5:24pm:
So you admit you know nothing "about the people who are living in these death traps". ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by juliar on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:38am
It is hard to avoid the obvious conclusion that the Chinese bribed the unions to import flammable cladding from China.
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Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by macman on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:35pm lee wrote on Nov 10th, 2019 at 5:56pm:
I certainly admit that there are people living in death traps that the governments are covering up. I expect this from your mob but I'm pissed off that labor done the same. As for the rest, yes I admit you know nothing. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by macman on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:38pm juliar wrote on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:38am:
Wow, what a team the libbos have here. Lets hear it for the moron and the flea. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by lee on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:44pm macman wrote on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:35pm:
Poor petal. Can't differentiate between what the people living there know and what is publicly available. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by Bam on Nov 12th, 2019 at 8:20am juliar wrote on Nov 11th, 2019 at 5:38am:
What delusional nonsense. |
Title: Re: Secrecy About Combustible Cladding Location Post by juliar on Nov 12th, 2019 at 8:28am
Very upset Bammy tries to avoid the obvious as the CFMMEU controls all aspects of building these crummy unit blocks and they can tell the builders where to order material.
So why could the Chinese not bribe the unions to import flammable cladding from China ? Oh doesn't the plot thicken!!!! |
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