Telstra resumes work after asbestos scare

Telstra is resuming work in some NSW telecommunication pits after an asbestos scare at NBN sites. Source: AAP

TELSTRA is resuming work in some NSW telecommunication pits after an asbestos scare at National Broadband Network (NBN) sites halted all operations last month.

In a statement on Thursday, Telstra said it would resume the "replacement and repair of telecommunication pits associated with the provision of essential services".

The work will be limited to restoration and repair work associated with incidents such as cable-cuts leading to outages and loss of basic services, Telstra said.

It will be conducted by licenced removalists.

A spokeswoman said the work was not taking place in asbestos-contaminated NBN pits.

She could not confirm how sites would be subject to repair work.

"It's only a handful - a very small number (of pits) in NSW," the spokeswoman told AAP.

"We're not resuming NBN work today. This is very limited, essential emergency work."

Remediation work on Telstra's NBN sites was halted in May when it was found many were contaminated with asbestos that had not been handled properly.

"This is the first time we've started to do anything since we announced the stoppage of all work at the end of May," said the spokeswoman.

Telstra contractors are still undergoing retraining for asbestos management.

Comment was being sought from the national workplace safety authority Comcare.

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