Asbestos exposure or not.

[Dillb]

50 years of Benson& Hedges, and you think i worry about a bit of asbestos???????

How much money you got stashed away just about everyone I know who smokes these days is on roll ups, until someone goes on holiday and brings a suitcase full back everytime.

 

[Baddegg]

F&@kall you can do about now is there,stop stressing and wasting the time you have left......

 

[Edtwozeronine]

I don't think dust-masks can prevent asbestos fibres from being breathed in, they are too small and will penetrate the mask - not that the OP was wearing one anyway! It would have to be breathing apparatus like the Fire-service use or perhaps one of those respirator masks might do the trick?

 

[rapparee]

I don't think dust-masks can prevent asbestos fibres from being breathed in, they are too small and will penetrate the mask - not that the OP was wearing one anyway! It would have to be breathing apparatus like the Fire-service use or perhaps one of those respirator masks might do the trick?

An FFP3 mask is able to repel asbestos

 

[Midwest]

An FFP3 mask is able to repel asbestos

Think you need a bit more than just a mask, I'm led to believe.

 

[stevels4]

Think you need a bit more than just a mask, I'm led to believe.

Certainly is, two trips to the van just for all the kit, then the class M vacuum cleaner and this is only a metal clad cut out replacement.

 

[Doomed]

Spent years based in a office that was found to have crumbling asbestoes clad tank directly above.
Still have a copy of the asbestoes report for litagation purposes later in death.

 

[rapparee]

Think you need a bit more than just a mask, I'm led to believe.

Certainly is, two trips to the van just for all the kit, then the class M vacuum cleaner and this is only a metal clad cut out replacement.

The mask is to save you from breathing in the asbestos

The disposable boiler suits and vacuum cleaner is to stop you from further contaminating the area

Everything has to be double bagged as well.

 

[Risteard]

Certainly is, two trips to the van just for all the kit, then the class M vacuum cleaner and this is only a metal clad cut out replacement.

Needs to be Class H hoover.

 

[Midwest]

Needs to be someone trained & registered, don't it?

 

[telectrix]

Needs to be Class H hoover.

that's discriminating. what's wrong with henrys, makitas, and nilfisks?

 

[rhitey]

Ah yeh I'm 45 now and I know for certain I've been exposed over the years. Back in my apprentice days even though it was mostly banned it just wasn't seen as a big deal

 

[rapparee]

Needs to be someone trained & registered, don't it?

No.

There is different types of job.

If it is considered minor works, in theory you can do it yourself but once it is double bagged, you have to get a registered contractor to come and collect it and take it to a licensed premises to be disposed of.

 

[Spark attitude]

Theres all different licensing for asbestos removal. A one day course and your approved to carry out “non licensed non notifiable removal” and “non licensed notifiable removal”.
As stated above, an ffp3 paper filter is the minimum approved rating for asbestos work which can be a disposable filter for a half or full mask with pre- filters, class H vacuum and category 5/6 disposable paper overalls. Not every type of asbestos waste has to be double bagged. Just depends which category “type 1 or type 2” it is. Things like workin with chrysotile texture coating (artex) can be single bagged etc.