CEMENT Australia and the Australian Workers Union are offering workers who previously worked for the Railton Goliath Cement works a free lung screening program.
Goliath Cement works produced asbestos cement products at the Tasmanian site for 30 years until 1987. The site is now run by Cement Australia, which is investigating the health of current and former employees.
Asbestos can take 40 years to affect a person’s health, and unions have urged workers to take advantage of the screening offer. The program will involve a free lung function test and a medical check, including chest x-rays.
Test results may be used by the Monash University medical study on asbestos exposure.
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