Goodlife Health Club forced to close Payneham gym after asbestos found on roof

A POPULAR Adelaide gym was forced to close its doors on Thursday afternoon after asbestos was found on its roof.

A POPULAR Adelaide gym was forced to close its doors Thursday afternoon after asbestos was found on the roof of the establishment.

Environment Protection Authority investigators attended the Goodlife Health Club, on Port Rush Rd at Payneham, after an asbestos roof was pressure cleaned about 1.30pm.

The EPA, MFS, SafeWork SA and local council were working to assess and clean up the area.

The gym will remain closed until further notice.

Anyone concerned about their health should contact their GP.

Nearby residents said they were shocked to see cleaners in white protective suits vacuuming up hazardous particals in the gym carpark.

People were unable to get into the gym after the asbestos was found. Picture: Matt Turner

A clean-up worker at the gym after the asbestos was found. Picture: Matt Turner

Darren Hersey, 44, who lives just a few streets away from the gym, said it was scary to think about what had been stirred up.

“For people that went to the gym today to then find out there was asbestos everywhere, it’s crazy,” Mr Hersey told The Advertiser.

“Who knows where it’s landed. It’s a bit freaky... It’s just surprising really that in today’s age that someone wouldn’t know that it’s an asbestos roof.

“There’s a school nearby too but it’s a real concern if you’re close.”

Police were forced to turn away gym members who had not heard about the contamination scare.

One member, 27-year-old Jackson Biggins, said he wasn’t surprised because the building was old.