The vast majority of public and private schools built before 1997, the date of the asbestos ban in France, still contain this carcinogenic fiber ... Admittedly, asbestos-related cancers affect the vast majority of former workers working in the industry or in construction. However, students and teachers are potentially exposed to this risk, however small.
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Some 80% of vocational lycées, 77% of general and technological lycées, 73% of colleges and 38% of schools contain asbestos, according to 2016 figures obtained by Liberation from the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents (Cada ). These figures relate to 20,000 establishments, a third of the school population, those who agreed to answer a questionnaire from the national education services. As in private homes, asbestos is still found in roofing, fire door coverings, niches for radiators,
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