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Artex ceilings, Light fittings & Asbestos

JDW

I’ve noticed quite a few light fitting and switches contain dust from the walls / ceilings, what’s the standard procedure with asbestos?

The electricians I’ve worked with never seemed to be bothered by the presence of asbestos (this was in the mid to late 1990’s) .

I vaguely remember doing about asbestos at college but that was a long time ago!

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    There is a lot of scaremongering around nowadays with asbestos, rightly so. Putting it into persective though, if left undisturbed as garage roofing sheets or insulation sheets etc., it's safe enough. The problem arises when it is drilled, machined or damaged so producing airborne fluffy particles that are breathed in; it seems to quickly contaminate and remains clinging on to the lungs.

    In the steel industry many moons ago, we used to get sheets of the stuff and place the lit, paraffin blowlamp against it for personal protection; if left too long, it would spall in layers with explosive results, as appies we would play around in this way. The house next door has a garage roof with corrogated asbestos sheeting, I am keeping watch in case it's removed, it needs expensive removal by specialists.

    I had a smart meter fitted recently and the fitter reported that the gas meter was resting on a small asbestos sheet, I looked at it and pulled it out since it was thick hardboard, I demonstrated this by setting fire to it, outside of course. The fitter was still adamant that it was asbestos - a ruse for more money in removal for the bhoys?.

    Jaymack     

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    There is a lot of scaremongering around nowadays with asbestos, rightly so. Putting it into persective though, if left undisturbed as garage roofing sheets or insulation sheets etc., it's safe enough. The problem arises when it is drilled, machined or damaged so producing airborne fluffy particles that are breathed in; it seems to quickly contaminate and remains clinging on to the lungs.

    In the steel industry many moons ago, we used to get sheets of the stuff and place the lit, paraffin blowlamp against it for personal protection; if left too long, it would spall in layers with explosive results, as appies we would play around in this way. The house next door has a garage roof with corrogated asbestos sheeting, I am keeping watch in case it's removed, it needs expensive removal by specialists.

    I had a smart meter fitted recently and the fitter reported that the gas meter was resting on a small asbestos sheet, I looked at it and pulled it out since it was thick hardboard, I demonstrated this by setting fire to it, outside of course. The fitter was still adamant that it was asbestos - a ruse for more money in removal for the bhoys?.

    Jaymack     

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