{"id":565,"date":"2017-06-05T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decyp.tas.gov.au\/?page_id=565"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T00:01:37","slug":"alerts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decyp.dev.ionata.com\/zh\/about-us\/alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"Alerts and closures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coloured sand recall update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ACCC has issued an urgent recall of several children’s coloured sand products that have been found to contain naturally occurring asbestos. The current advice from the Commonwealth Department of Health is that the health risk is low and that respirable asbestos fibres have not been detected in any samples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department for Education Children and Young People has undertaken an urgent audit of all government school, Child and Family Learning Centres (CFLC), and libraries, to determine the use of the sand throughout these sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No government school or CFLC sites are closed at this stage<\/strong>, however the situation is being closely monitored and that may change, depending on each school and CFLC’s risk assessment. The Department is also liaising with the childcare sector in Tasmania to ensure that it has up to date information and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department is taking all necessary actions to quantify the risks that may exist, with all work informed by a qualified professional and overseen by an incident management team within DECYP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department is serious about any concerns that could affect the safety of the children, their families and our staff. It is monitoring this situation carefully and working closely with all schools, CFLCs and Work Safe Tasmania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have these products at home you are advised to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n