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Warning Asbestos RemovalAsbestos will only pose a risk to health if asbestos fibres are released into the air. They form a very fine dust which is often invisible to the naked eye.

The use of asbestos insulation is now banned, but in the past it was a wonder material and used extensively as a building material.

It was most commonly used as:

  • insulating lagging on pipework and for boilers and ducts
  • insulating boards, used as wall partitions, fire doors, ceiling tiles etc;
  • cement products such as gutters, pipes, decorative plaster, wall, and roof sheeting and cold water tanks.
  • spray coating on steel work, concrete walls and ceilings, for fire protection and insulation.

Asbestos dust kills Asbestos Dust Kills

Breathing in air containing asbestos dust can lead to asbestos-related diseases. These are mainly cancers of the chest and lungs.

Asbestos-related diseases are currently killing an estimated 3000 people a year in Great Britain. This number is expected to go on rising into the next century. There is no cure for asbestos-related diseases.

The majority of people now dying were exposed to asbestos during the 1950s and 1960s when the use of asbestos was widespread. But exposure is still occurring. Only by preventing these exposures now, will asbestos-related disease eventually be eradicated.

 

The Risks

Asbestos Containment tentWhenever any type of maintenance, repair or refurbishment work is undertaken in buildings which were built or refurbished before 1985, asbestos could be disturbed and asbestos dust released into the atmosphere. This dust would be breathed in by the builders and other people living or working in the area without them realising it. If this was repeated often, it can build up on the lungs and asbestos related diseases can develp in later life.

The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association
D J Hinton & Co Ltd. Barn House, Park End, Bewdley, Worcestershire. DY12 2UB
Tel: 01299 402455 |Fax: 01299 405714 | Mobile: 07968 151242
ARCA Site Audit Accreditation Scheme (SAAS) Membership of the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association requires the auditing of all on sites processes on a Quarterly basis to maintain accreditation.