ASBESTOS

David,

Asbestos was banned more as a political decision rather than a H&S issue. We all agree that loose asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis if someone is subjected to it on a daily basis and is similar to coal miners getting black lung disease. 

Did we ban coal because of that?  No, of course not; but we did clean the air at the coalface and use masks as appropriate.

So you should do the same mask up and remove the fibres into a sealed bag marked danger asbestos or get a specialist firm to do it for you, if you are not the owner of the property you are renovating.

In Africa and India asbestos sheets are still being installed as the preferred roof covering as they do not rust and in fact there are still many farm buildings and even prefab houses made of asbestos here in UK which  cause no health problems at all to their users if undisturbed.

If only they had used asbestos to insulate Grenfell tower many lives could have been saved don't you think?  Asbestos is the ideal flameproof material.

David,

Asbestos was banned more as a political decision rather than a H&S issue. We all agree that loose asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis if someone is subjected to it on a daily basis and is similar to coal miners getting black lung disease. 

Did we ban coal because of that?  No, of course not; but we did clean the air at the coalface and use masks as appropriate.

So you should do the same mask up and remove the fibres into a sealed bag marked danger asbestos or get a specialist firm to do it for you, if you are not the owner of the property you are renovating.

In Africa and India asbestos sheets are still being installed as the preferred roof covering as they do not rust and in fact there are still many farm buildings and even prefab houses made of asbestos here in UK which  cause no health problems at all to their users if undisturbed.

If only they had used asbestos to insulate Grenfell tower many lives could have been saved don't you think?  Asbestos is the ideal flameproof material.