O'rly?IQS.RLOW wrote:The Telstra business unit isn't staffed by numpties like the ALP and Conroy. They would have known these issues would arise and made sure the govt will be ultimately responsible financially.
It's called contractual obligation and risk mitigation. its the reason why some people make good businessmen and why some fail at it. It's possible that Telstra is responsible for it and it would be costed into the $11Bn they received, but it wouldn't surprise me that somewhere within the contract that costs will be borne by the govt/taxpayer because 'airtightness' has never been a priority with this or any govt when it comes to business sense.boxy wrote:O'rly?IQS.RLOW wrote:The Telstra business unit isn't staffed by numpties like the ALP and Conroy. They would have known these issues would arise and made sure the govt will be ultimately responsible financially.
Interesting that you think that is acceptable behaviour.
I didnt say anything like that at all.boxy wrote:You said that that they would have known that these serious health risks were likely to arise... that's a pretty big negligence and OHS issue.
But you describe it more like good business sense, than a total lack of morals.
That's exactly what you said. But, of course, you were talking out your arse, like usual.IQS.RLOW wrote:I didnt say anything like that at all.boxy wrote:You said that that they would have known that these serious health risks were likely to arise... that's a pretty big negligence and OHS issue.
But you describe it more like good business sense, than a total lack of morals.
It's only a big OHS issue if you have numpties digging up the pits. Negligence arises from the NBN contracting to numpties who dig up the pits. The issue of asbestos in pits has been known for years in the telecommunications industry...if the govt and NBN didn't account for it or that they have contracted companies set up by union mates who in turn sub-contract numpties to feather their own pockets, is that Telstras fault or the govt?
Telstra's chief operations officer Brendon Riley says an audit of all the underground pits will be finished by tomorrow.
As part of the NBN rollout, Telstra is required to repair and modernise the telecommunications pits around the country.
While Telstra has strict guidelines concerning asbestos management and removal, it has outsourced the job in Penrith to sub-contractors Service Stream.
There have been similar breaches at NBN sites in Ballarat, Victoria and Mandura, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. But Mr Riley says the asbestos at those two sites has already been removed.
Mr Riley says Telstra takes full responsibility for the clean-up.
"We are going to be taking responsibility for all field supervision of asbestos-related remediation. We're going to take on responsibility for all of the training in terms of asbestos handling for ourselves and our contractors... we already do it for ourselves," he said.
It's possible that Telstra is responsible for it and it would be costed into the $11Bn they received, but it wouldn't surprise me that somewhere within the contract that costs will be borne by the govt/taxpayer because 'airtightness' has never been a priority with this or any govt when it comes to business sense.
It's possible that Telstra is responsible for it and it would be costed into the $11Bn they received, but it wouldn't surprise me that somewhere within the contract that costs will be borne by the govt/taxpayer because 'airtightness' has never been a priority with this or any govt when it comes to business sense.
How very uninformative. You disagree with the above statement but are saying what exactly?Jovial_Monk wrote:IQ talks shit. In other news, dog bites man.
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