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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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    I do asbestos awareness training annually with ukata, as their certificate expires yearly. Longer certificates can be gained with other bodies but I prefer doing it annually as it's a good reminder of the hidden dangers of asbestos, which is easy to forgot/ignore with longer duration certificates.

    There's no way of telling whether something contains asbestos, unless it's analysed. It's not difficult to do. You can get five or six items tested for around £50. So get the responsible person / duty holder / home owner / etc to get things tested before any work starts. The problem is though they're disturbing the material by breaking bits off to get tested, but better that than bashing away on the job without knowing.

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    I do asbestos awareness training annually with ukata, as their certificate expires yearly. Longer certificates can be gained with other bodies but I prefer doing it annually as it's a good reminder of the hidden dangers of asbestos, which is easy to forgot/ignore with longer duration certificates.

    There's no way of telling whether something contains asbestos, unless it's analysed. It's not difficult to do. You can get five or six items tested for around £50. So get the responsible person / duty holder / home owner / etc to get things tested before any work starts. The problem is though they're disturbing the material by breaking bits off to get tested, but better that than bashing away on the job without knowing.

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