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Apprentice’s Warning: Asbestos in Trades | Auckland News

Apprentice’s Warning: Asbestos in Trades | Auckland News

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A 49-year-old electrician, Andrew Winder, is fighting terminal mesothelioma he believes was caused by decades of unknowingly drilling into asbestos-laced switchboards. Now urging employers and policymakers to mandate asbestos awareness training for all trade apprentices, he argues that without this critical education, workers are left vulnerable—and the cost of prevention is far less than the human toll of preventable diseases like his.

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