Electrical businesses have slammed the ACT government over its decision to withhold the list of Mr Fluffy homes, saying it puts the lives of residents and workers at risk.
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The National Electrical and Communications Association's ACT executive director, Oliver Judd, said the incomprehensible decision flew in the face of commonsense and showed lack of respect for residents and workers.
He said, if not reversed, the decision would see the government long recognised as not caring about its residents.
The ACT government rejected an appeal by The Canberra Times to disclose the list of 1050 homes remediated under the Loose Fill Asbestos Insulation Program from 1988 to 1993.
While three of the original five grounds for refusal were overturned, the Chief Minister and Territory Directorate upheld the decision with concerns about privacy and the relationship between the Commonwealth and territory.
The ACT government is in negotiations over about $2 million it has spent remediating homes that missed the program.
ACT Work Safety Minister and Attorney-General Simon Corbell said advice to the government on the future management of the Mr Fluffy homes was in the final stages of development.
It includes the recommendation to establish a residents advisory group to ensure owners and residents of affected homes can voice concerns and be involved in decision making on the issue.
Mr Judd said that while ACT residents had every right to feel this was a ''cruel decision'' to leave them unaware of whether their homes were the cause of a debilitating illness or fatality, it also had immediate effects on workers undertaking installation, repairs or maintenance on a daily basis.
''Electrical contractors are regularly called upon to enter ceiling spaces, under floor areas or access cavity walls where this danger exists,'' he said.
''For an employer to send their employees into a work situation where safety cannot be guaranteed is an intolerable position.''
The comments follow calls from a national building insurance company for the government to release the list to workers going into houses in the territory.
A.J. Grant Group employees in Canberra enter damaged homes for insurance claims following storms, fires or other causes.
The company national operations manager, Rob Nicholls, recently told The Canberra Times the government would be liable for withholding the information from his workers who could be entering up to 30 homes each day.
Mr Judd said that with the end of the royal commission into the Rudd government's handling of the home insulation program, it was incomprehensible that the ACT had chosen to suppress the detail of houses that had the potential for fatal or serious long-term health implications.
Mr Corbell said the measures soon to be presented to the government included reviewing that the effectiveness of information available to owners, tradespeople and potential buyers was accurate and easily understood.
He said it was also recommended to ensure any risks associated with the homes were identified and appropriately managed with expert advice.
Mr Corbell said the government would provide further details after consideration of the advice.
The Fluffy Owners and Resident's Action Group can be contacted at www.fluffyaction.comor through the Facebook page Friends of the Fluffy Owners and Resident's Action Group