Asbestos
Locations
Unsealed insulation board (AIB)
This was just left lying around being knocked
and
damaged resulting in unnecessary fibre
release.
Easy to remove under Regulation 3(2) but what
about the HEPA vac
and an environmental clean.
Glue or bonding
agents?
Well it’s not under this modern floor covering
or the
cork tiles, or even
in the PVC/vinyl floor tiles under
that - but the glue on
which they are bedded tested
ACM chrysotile. Some
surveyors do not
even lift carpets!
Decorative coatings.
There are many trade names associated with
these reinforced plasters or
paints. ARTEX
(Asbestos Reinforced TEXtured
Coating!) is
but one. They include small amounts of
chrysotile fibre
(white asbestos).
Unsealed insulation board
(AIB)
This was in the Rolls buildings at Monmouth.
Unsealed AIB under a
very ornate fireplace.
Who cut the piece and the hole—how badly
was he and the room contaminated?
Inspecting above suspended celling
tiles
There could be amosite (brown asbestos)
fibres
lurking in between the concrete I beams here.
The result of sprayed asbestos and poor removal
at a university site in the late 1980s. Sampling
enclosures were necessary for his work.
Careful inspection inside a stud wall
Note shadow vacuuming (just in case!), polythene sheet, masks and Tyveks. Adequate PPE for the task.
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