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A spokesperson for the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust said: “After a full site survey was conducted at St Columba’s, it was confirmed that RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) was found to be present in the school ceiling panels.

A taped off section inside a Leicester primary school where the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been confirmed.

Following reports that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could have been used in more NHS trusts than previously estimated, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has urgently carried out a survey to assess the hospitals in the trust.

NHS Ayrshire & ArranEvidence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has been discovered at three locations within Crosshouse Hospital.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight alternative to traditional concrete that was used between the 1960s and 1990s.

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was used in the roof over the kitchen at Abbey Lane Primary School in Woodseats, Sheffield council officials said.

She took over as Education Secretary from Kit Malthouse in October last year, long after concerns had first been raised about Raac (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete).

The council has carried out detailed surveys at 45 schools to determine whether reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was used in their construction.

The crisis over the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) in public buildings intensified just as children were returning to school from the summer holidays.

The dangers of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete should have been identified earlier, which would have made the whole debacle easier to deal with.

The health secretary was responding to a new report which claims the government chose to delay rebuilding work on five hospital buildings riddled with RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) in 2020.

Aberdeen City Council wants to buy the 138 privately-owned homes which contain Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (Raac).

A building riddled with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is set to be demolished at Harrogate District Hospital.

In September last year, events at the centre's auditorium were cancelled following a change in government guidance on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Parts of the building have been closed off since September 2023 due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) had been identified at the Camphill facility last October.

The documents also note that the ministry is working with boards on “mitigation plans” around reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, the same roof panels the government cited as the reason for abruptly closing the Ontario Science Centre.

Certain types of endospores are used to ensure that an autoclaved item has been rendered truly sterile: a small capsule containing the spores is put into the autoclave with the items; after the cycle it is checked to see if anything will grow from it.

Disposable personal protective equipment and filters should be autoclaved, and/or burned and buried.