Most health staff quarters ‘unsafe’
Tony Koch; 16/5/08
An audit of the 1237 staff accommodation facilities owned by Queensland Health revealed that more than half did not meet criteria acceptable as safe in the event of a security breach, burglary or fire. Health Minister Stephen Robertson yesterday tabled in state parliament the audit report which revealed 17 dwellings were classified by the audit team as “extreme risk”; 100 were “high risk” and an extraordinary 509 were “medium risk”. He explained that “extreme” meant regulatory compliance and security requirements were not met - such as a lack of fire alarms and/or safety switches and inappropriate screening and/or locks.
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