Where asbestos is found
Before people became aware of the dangers of asbestos, it was popular as a fireproof building material in the UK. It was used extensively from the 1950s through to the middle of the 1980s, when its dangers were acknowledged. Asbestos has now been banned for most purposes in the developed world and today much of the material has been removed. However, there is still an estimated half a million non-domestic properties which currently have some form of asbestos in them, according to the Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk.
Asbestos is now known to contribute to the development of several forms of lung disease amongst those who have been in contact with the material. These include mesothelioma, lung cancer and emphysema.
Asbestos can be found in buildings in the following places:
- Garage roof and wall panels
- Bitumen roofing felt
- Roof tiles
- Insulation material in heating systems, such as moulded or pre-formed sprayed coatings and lagging
- Airing cupboard linings, shelving and doors
- Flue pipes
- Wall and floor coverings, such as thermal plastic floor tiles
- Textured coating, such as artex
- Storage heaters
- Ironing boards
- Some ceiling tiles
- Fire protection in ducts, fire breaks, insulation boards. This comes in the form of sprayed asbestos with hydrated asbestos cement.
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If you have been in contact with asbestos and have now discovered that you are suffering as a result then we want to hear from you.
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