Asbestos - More Information

Asbestos

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Types of Asbestos

  • Chrysotile (White)
  • Amosite (Brown)
  • Crocidolite (Blue)
  • Tremolite (Brown, Grey, White or Green)
  • Anthophyllite (White, Grey or Brown)
  • Actinolite (Dark Green)

Will asbestos harm you?

Generally, Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) that are in good condition, and are not disturbed (by refurbishments, day to day operations) will not release asbestos fibres.
ACMs may release fibres when they are disturbed, removed improperly, repaired, cut, torn, sanded, sawed, drilled or scraped.

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of mesothelioma, the cancer caused by asbestos, and there's a great guide on it here.

What options do I have?

Inside
1. Sprayed coatings on ceilings, walls, beams and columns
2. Asbestos cement water tank
3. Loose fill insulation
4. Lagging on boilers and pipes
5. AIB ceiling tiles
6. Toilet seat and cistern
7. AIB partition walls
8. AIB panels in fire doors
9. Asbestos rope seals, gaskets and paper
10. Vinyl floor tiles
11. AIB around boilers
12. Textiles eg fire blankets
13. Textured decorating coatings on walls and ceilings eg Artex

Outside
14. Asbestos cement roof
15. Asbestos cement panels
16. Asbestos cement gutters and downpipes
17. Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement
18. Asbestos cement flue

AIB = asbestos insulating board
Inside
A. Asbestos cement water tank
B. Pipe lagging
C. Loose fill insulation
D. Textured decorative coating eg Artex
E. AIB ceiling tiles
F. AIB bath panel
G. Toilet seat and cistern
H. AIB behind fuse box
I. AIB airing cupboard and/or sprayed insulation coating boiler
J. AIB partition wall
K. AIB interior window panel
L. AIB around boiler
M. Vinyl floor tiles
N. AIB behind fire

Outside
O. Gutters and asbestos cement downpipes
P. Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement
Q. AIB exterior window panel
R. Asbestos cement roof
S. Asbestos cement panels
T. Roofing felt

AIB = asbestos insulating board

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