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Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS) has taken responsibility for asbestos remediation works on telecom pits and ducts.
The teleco has appointed PriceWaterhouseCoopers as independent advisers to help review its systems and processes, and put Telstra engineering veteran, John Gibbs, in charge of all asbestos management activities
The appointments follow allegations that Telstra had cut corners before handing over the work sites to the national broadband network builder NBN Co.
Mr Gibbs, who is the executive director of Telstra Network Construction will now oversee all asbestos management activities, including current compliance and outcomes from last week’s contractor audits.
Meantime, Workplace Minister Bill Shorten announced a national taskforce would be set up to monitor exposure prevention and the training and supervision of contractors working on the NBN rollout.
Telstra generated a net profit of $1.6 billion in the first half of the current financial year.
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