Asbestos Usage
Asbestos was used abundantly up to 1999 and was used within products used in the construction of commercial buildings, within equipment installed within buildings and industry specific items and equipment.
Where To Find Asbestos In A Commercial Property
Industrial Property
AIB = Asbestos Insulating Board
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
12. Textiles e.g. fire blankets
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
Our List Below Details Some Of The Most Common Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs):
The Health and Safety Executive also has a list of more specific product names that may contain asbestos. For further details please visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/managing/products.htm
• Aprons • Artex • Asbestos blankets • Asbestos cement roofs • Asbestos cloth • Asphalt roofing • Awnings and curtains
• Battery insulation (loose fibre) • Bitumen (adhesive and mastic) •.Brakes •.Canopies •.Car bodies • Carpets • Caulking
• Cavity decking • Coffins • Cold water storage cisterns • Corrugated asbestos cement (3 and 6 inch) • Corrugated cement roofs
• Damp-proof sealant and paper • Drive belts • Electric cable coverings • Filters •.Firefighting equipment
•.Floor tiles and flooring materials •.Flue pipes • Garage roofs • Gas mask filters • Gaskets • Gloves and gauntlets • Guttering • Helmets
• Insulating wire • Insulation materials (lagging and board) • Mattress filling • Oil burning wicks • Packaging •.Panel sheets • Paper and cardboard •.Pipe coverings •.Pipework • Plaster • Radiator covers • Rafters • Railway sleepers • Roof tiles • Roofing felt
• Roofing shingles •.Rope and string •.Rugs • Sealants • Shed roofs • Spark plugs • Spray coatings • Storage heaters • Stove mats
• Tape •.Textured coatings (Artex) •.Theatre props (e.g. fake dust, cobwebs, snow etc.) • Tiles • Twine and thread • Ventilation ducts
• Vinyl tiles • Wadding • Wall plugging compound • Wallboard •.Welding rod coatings •.Window sills and boxes
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