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Chrysotile2
Damaged asbestos fibres1
  • Although Asbestos can be safe if the material is kept in good condition and undisturbed, if damaged asbestos fibres could become airborne and cause serious risks to health if inhaled. (wikipedia.org)
Fibres17
  • When work with asbestos is being carried out the Regulations place a requirement on employers and self-employed workers to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Should work need to be carried out that may result in the disturbing of asbestos then all measures should be taken to limit the exposure to asbestos fibres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Any exposure to those fibres should be below the 'airborne exposure limit' of 0.1 fibres per cm³. (wikipedia.org)
  • The control limit is the maximum concentration of asbestos fibres in the air if measured over any continuous 4 hour period. (wikipedia.org)
  • Any short term exposure to asbestos, as measured by continuous exposure over 10 minutes, should not exceed 0.6 fibres per cm³. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a result, asbestos insulation material was disturbed and broken potentially giving rise to powders and fibres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Asbestos is a naturally occurring group of silicate minerals that can readily be separated into thin strong fibres that are flexible, heat resistant and chemically inert. (wikipedia.org)
  • Serious diseases including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis could result if someone were to breathe in high levels of asbestos fibres. (wikipedia.org)
  • Asbestos crystals and fibres are not visible to the naked eye however experts often can spot the telltale flakes and fibres indicating the presence of asbestos. (bpic.com.au)
  • Asbestos crystalline fibres are so brittle and so fine that they easily shatter, scatter and become airborne dust. (bpic.com.au)
  • Exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibres increases risks for lung cancers, especially if individuals also smoke. (bpic.com.au)
  • After years of inhaling asbestos dust particles and fibres, the lungs become scarred and lose flexibility. (bpic.com.au)
  • When exposed to airborne asbestos fibres, the pleural membranes covering the lungs can develop pleural plaques - patches of scarred membrane that thicken and turn rigid. (bpic.com.au)
  • We report on the presence of asbestos fibres in drinking water supply in Christchurch, New Zealand from ageing asbestos cement reticulated water supply. (iwaponline.com)
  • Municipalities cannot continue to rely on ageing asbestos-cement piping, as it appears to be releasing asbestos fibres into drinking water with uncertain health implications, and should prioritise replacing pipes greater than 50 years in age, especially where high water pressures or land disturbance occur, to reduce the risk of water-carried asbestos being released into urban environments, and mitigate any risk of asbestos from ingested contaminated water sources. (iwaponline.com)
  • Municipalities should monitor for the presence of asbestos fibres as a strategy for detecting pipe corrosion. (iwaponline.com)
  • Asbestos cement piping is reaching its end-of-life stage and is releasing short and long asbestos fibres into the water supply. (iwaponline.com)
Asbestosis3
Amosite1
Makes asbestos2
Naturally1
  • Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate with ultrafine fibrils, which, when bound together, substantially increase tensile strength, and are highly efficacious against thermal and chemical breakdown ( Sporn 2013 ). (iwaponline.com)
Airborne1
  • Asbestos particles can become airborne and be inhaled by people who worked with the material. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Fibers7
  • Asbestos fibers are microscopic (roughly .02 the diameter of a human hair), and therefore, are easily inhaled. (yeginspections.ca)
  • Asbestos is a major threat to our health, lightweight fibers are often small enough to be virtually invisible and can enter the lungs when asbestos is disturbed without us knowing. (yeginspections.ca)
  • The tiny, invisible fibers of asbestos can cause irreparable damage to the lungs when inhaled. (yeginspections.ca)
  • In some cases, these fibers will never be removed from your body, so it's important to prevent asbestos from entering your lungs. (asbestosremovalz.com)
  • The asbestos fibers lodge in the lungs, irritating tissue and making breathing difficult. (asbestosremovalz.com)
  • Asbestos repair materials are specially made to seal off damaged areas and prevent asbestos fibers from spreading. (asbestosremovalz.com)
  • While asbestos plaster is not a health risk when in good condition, crumbling laths or plaster or water damage can release asbestos fibers. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Lung Cancer1
Vermiculite5
  • Vermiculite is not asbestos (and vermiculite sold today does not contain asbestos) but some vermiculite deposits were contaminated with asbestos, as recently as the early 1990s. (yeginspections.ca)
  • We now know that this vermiculite, which was shipped to many locations around the United States for processing, contained asbestos. (cdc.gov)
  • The sites that processed Libby vermiculite will be evaluated by (1) identifying ways people could have been exposed to asbestos in the past and ways that people could be exposed now and (2) determining whether the exposures represent a public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
  • Exfoliation, a processing method in which vermiculite is heated and "popped," is expected to have released more asbestos than other processing methods. (cdc.gov)
  • 396,900 tons of asbestos-contaminated vermiculite were shipped to that location and a facility at the site expanded vermiculite using the exfoliation process. (cdc.gov)
Commonly4
  • This is the most commonly used and most frequently found type of asbestos. (bpic.com.au)
  • Asbestos has very good non-combustible and flame retardant properties.It was commonly installed in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s during construction Because of its strength and versatility, it was often used to fortify plastic, spray insulation, re-enforcing concrete, concrete piping and other construction materials. (yeginspections.ca)
  • More commonly found in commercial construction, applications of spray applied fireproofing with asbestos may be located. (yeginspections.ca)
  • Asbestos was commonly used in plaster building materials between 1940 and 1990. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Silicate minerals1
Brittle1
  • Crocidolite has extremely fine, hair-like threads that are thin and flexible yet brittle. (bpic.com.au)
Lungs2
  • The hazardous effects of asbestos were recognized as early as the first century A.D., when Pliny the Elder, the Roman naturalist, and Strabo, the Greek geographer, wrote of a sickness of the lungs of slaves involved in weaving asbestos cloth. (yeginspections.ca)
  • It was not until 1960, with the publication of a series of cases in South Africa, that the association between malignant pleural mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lungs) and asbestos exposure was generally recognized. (yeginspections.ca)
Hazardous1
  • Textured paints and ceilings - Textured and decorative finishes on walls and ceilings in older buildings often contain hazardous asbestos. (yeginspections.ca)
Risks1
  • The risks associated with asbestos are not well-known by the general public but construction workers NEED to be aware of them. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Inspector1
  • If it needs to be removed or modified, it is best to contact an asbestos inspector who has government approval and does not work for a company that has a vested interest in removing asbestos. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Tons1
Tiles3
  • They prohibited the import, supply and use of all types of asbestos and also continued to ban the second hand use of asbestos products such as asbestos boards and tiles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Linoleum, Vinyl Flooring, Tiles (including floor and ceiling tiles) -Resilient floor tiles in all sizes may contain asbestos. (yeginspections.ca)
  • Roofing materials - Prior to 1980 roofing tiles contained asbestos as its known properties of durability and heat resistance is desirable in roofing material. (yeginspections.ca)
Mineral1
Walls1
Dangerous1
Insulation3
  • It was used as a means of fireproofing as well as insulation and any building built before 2000 could contain asbestos. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mechanical insulation often has a high percentage of asbestos content. (yeginspections.ca)
  • This information is available at www.epa.gov/asbestos/insulation.html. (cdc.gov)
High1
  • Municipalities with soft water supply are vulnerable to cement pipe decay and we observed high corrosion rates of 0.20 mm a −1 averaged over a lifetime from asbestos pipes. (iwaponline.com)
Common2
  • Asbestos cement was a common construction material for water pipes during the twentieth century, as a replacement for metal piping that was vulnerable to corrosion. (iwaponline.com)
  • Asbestos is common in older buildings that were constructed before the year 2000. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Construction materials1
Materials4
  • This regulation will enable contracted workers on site to assess correctly the nature of a material before work is carried out, thus eliminating the risk of uncontrolled damage to Asbestos Containing Materials. (wikipedia.org)
  • The greatest danger of asbestos stems from the ageing and deterioration of materials containing it. (bpic.com.au)
  • Asbestos has been used in many industries, including construction, oil and gas, and building materials. (asbestosremovalz.com)
  • Asbestos is found in many consumer products, including building materials. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Products1
  • Asbestos-containing products have been banned in the European Union since 2005. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Health3
  • Anyone working on asbestos under the regulations must have a license issued by the Health and Safety Executive. (wikipedia.org)
  • To put figures in perspective, in "Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects, Second Edition," editors Dodson and Hammar included some telling figures for Australia's long history with asbestos. (bpic.com.au)
  • The evaluations focus on the processing sites and on human health effects that might be associated with possible past, current, or future exposure to asbestos from processing operations. (cdc.gov)
Presence1
Mesothelioma1
Found1
World2
  • Within the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world, asbestos was used extensively as a building material from the 1950s to the 1980s. (wikipedia.org)
  • From the 1950s through the 1980s, Australia had the highest per capita use of asbestos in the world," according to www.asbestos.com . (bpic.com.au)
Long1
Joint1
  • Patching and joint compounds - Drywall taping compound, or drywall mud, sometimes referred to simply as drywall, often contains asbestos. (yeginspections.ca)
Removal2
  • In terms of asbestos removal, any work should be carried out by a licensed contractor although any decision as to whether work is 'licensable' is based on the risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • Removal of asbestos is the most costly method and should be the last option in most cases. (asbestosremovalz.com)
Failure1
  • identified that the peak age for asbestos cement pipe failure is those installed approximately 60 to 80 years ago. (iwaponline.com)
Chemical1
Work4
  • Key elements of the regulations include a greater emphasis on training requiring anyone who may come into contact with Asbestos in the course of their work to be given suitable training. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Control of Asbestos 2006 regulations brought together three separate pieces of legislation which covered the prohibition of Asbestos, the control of asbestos at work and asbestos licensing. (wikipedia.org)
  • The regulations require mandatory training to be given to anyone who may be exposed to asbestos whilst at work. (wikipedia.org)
  • Workers on the site also discovered a 'white material' which they believed to be asbestos and although the sample was sent away for tests, the site was not isolated and the work was allowed to continue. (wikipedia.org)
Million1
  • With 740,000 tonnes produced and another 1.6 million imported - even with exports of 450,000 tonnes - Australia consumed nearly 2 million tonnes - 1,888,000 - of asbestos in the country. (bpic.com.au)
Equipment2
  • These exposures must be strictly controlled with respiratory protective equipment if exposure can be reduced in no other way. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although asbestos surveys had been carried out on their site, the interior of the plant and equipment had not been surveyed. (wikipedia.org)
Providers1
  • Some healthcare providers offer Medicare coverage for patients suffering from asbestos-related illnesses. (asbestosremovalz.com)