Friable asbestos material is any material that contains asbestos and is in the form of a powder, or can be crumbled, pulverized or reduced to powder by hand pressure when dry. Examples of friable asbestos include: sprayed limpet asbestos cloth and rope millboard pipe lagging boiler lagging. Australian Enviro Services specialise in asbestos removal in […]
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Asbestos is the generic term for a number of fibrous silicate minerals. There are two major groups of asbestos: the serpentine group contains chrysotile, commonly known as white asbestos the amphibole group contains amosite (brown asbestos) and crocidolite (blue asbestos), as well as some other less common types, such as tremolite, actinolite and anthophyllite. Since
If products containing bonded asbestos are maintained in good order, they do not present a significant health risk. Nevertheless, safety precautions must be taken when working on any product containing asbestos. Work procedures should be developed to minimise the release of asbestos dust or fibres. When working with bonded asbestos products and removing asbestos, you
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