Mixed opinions here, don't worry where we're going to dispose of it, we've spoken to the local authorities to dispose of it properly, and had someone in to inspect the type of asbestos it is...
Its one of the minimum harm ones, if there is a thing, but I mean it doesn't spread to dusty shit, it just snaps like concrete, and its not going to be broken up, just removed off the walls.
As for the amount there is... well its 2 small rooms really, which have asbestos panels as walls. Exposure to this would be maybe a couple of hours while removing a few nails holding each panel up.
What I really need to know is will a sprayers mask catch the particles if they were ever to be in the line of breath. Professional opinions would be based on safety if someone was going to be working in these conditions all day every day as a profession, in which case much higher doses would be received purely as a law of averages.
Some people would argue just douse the walls with water and get on with it, and some may say get professionals in to do it with all their PPE gear - but they will do that shit daily so have to be covered. I'm trying to figure out why all the stuff is needed, and can it be protected against using normal methods like suite/mask which will be exactly the same as getting a pro in to do it, who has all the gear that works just the same but is industry standard for toxic materials... its just dust? protect against breathing it in, shower straight after? as if it was any other form of toxic shit.
Pretty much all houses build before 1990 have some form of asbestos in, its only dangerous when its broken up/disturbed.
Niall, would be great if you could check in your book which mask is needed
cheers
D@wson, yeh it is pretty much exactly the same as the garage roof slabs, being a concrete sort of solution - this is what the inspectoin said.
Dont know where to draw the line of being anal & overprotective, wasting 1000's on having it professionally removed, or just wearing a mask and bringing them out like with the garage roofs.
Its one of the minimum harm ones, if there is a thing, but I mean it doesn't spread to dusty shit, it just snaps like concrete, and its not going to be broken up, just removed off the walls.
As for the amount there is... well its 2 small rooms really, which have asbestos panels as walls. Exposure to this would be maybe a couple of hours while removing a few nails holding each panel up.
What I really need to know is will a sprayers mask catch the particles if they were ever to be in the line of breath. Professional opinions would be based on safety if someone was going to be working in these conditions all day every day as a profession, in which case much higher doses would be received purely as a law of averages.
Some people would argue just douse the walls with water and get on with it, and some may say get professionals in to do it with all their PPE gear - but they will do that shit daily so have to be covered. I'm trying to figure out why all the stuff is needed, and can it be protected against using normal methods like suite/mask which will be exactly the same as getting a pro in to do it, who has all the gear that works just the same but is industry standard for toxic materials... its just dust? protect against breathing it in, shower straight after? as if it was any other form of toxic shit.
Pretty much all houses build before 1990 have some form of asbestos in, its only dangerous when its broken up/disturbed.
Niall, would be great if you could check in your book which mask is needed
cheersD@wson, yeh it is pretty much exactly the same as the garage roof slabs, being a concrete sort of solution - this is what the inspectoin said.
Dont know where to draw the line of being anal & overprotective, wasting 1000's on having it professionally removed, or just wearing a mask and bringing them out like with the garage roofs.
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