WHERE IN PREMISES CAN ASBESTOS BE FOUND?

This is one of the most common questions we get everyday. For that reason we provide you with an analytical chart that will give you an idea of where Asbestos can be found or can be hidden in our premises.

 

Inside

a.       Asbestos cement Water tank

b.       Pipe lagging

c.        Loose fill insulation

d.       Textured decorative coating eg artex

e.        AIB ceiling tiles

f.        AIB bath panel

g.        Toilet seat and cistern

h.       AIB behind fuse box

i.         AIB airing cupboard and/or sprayed insulation coating boiler

j.         AIB partition wall

k.       AIB interior window panel  

l.         AIB around boiler

m.     Vinyl floor tiles

n.       AIB behind fire

Outside

o.       Asbestos cement gutters and downpipes

p.       Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement

q.       AIB exterior window panel

r.         Asbestos cement roof

s.        Asbestos cement panels

 

Inside

1.       Sprayed coatings on ceilings, walls, beams and columns

2.       Asbestos cement water tank

3.       Loose fill insulation

4.       Lagging on boilers and pipes

5.       AIB ceiling tiles

6.       Toilet seat and cistern

7.       AIB partition walls

8.       AIB panels in fire doors

9.       Asbestos rope seals, gaskets and paper

10.    Vinyl floor tiles

11.    AIB around boilers

12.    Textiles eg fire blankets

13.    Textured decorating coatings on walls and ceilings eg artex

Outside

14.    Asbestos cement roof

15.    Asbestos cement panels

16.    Asbestos cement gutters and downpipes

17.    Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement

18.    Asbestos cement flue

AIB = Asbestos Insulating Board

Source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/building.htm