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Principle contractor site Manager
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Project Manager for this site
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Asbestos
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Asbestos
Overview This talk will cover: where you will find asbestos, how it can affect you and hazardous work.
Where you will find asbestos
1 Insulation and sprayed coatings used for:
• boilers, plant and pipe-work hidden in under floor ducting
• fire protection to steelwork, hidden behind false ceilings
• thermal and acoustic insulation of buildings
• some textured coatings and paints.
• Friction materials as brake linings and clutch plates
• Gaskets and packing in engines, heating and ventilation systems.
2 Insulating board used in the following places:
• fire protection to doors, protected exits and steelwork
• cladding on walls and ceilings
• internal walls, partitions and suspended ceiling tiles.
3 Asbestos cement, which is found as:
• corrugated roofing and cladding sheets of buildings
• flat sheets for partitions, cladding and door facings.
• rainwater gutters and down pipes.
How asbestos can affect you
1 Asbestos breaks into tiny, long, sharp fibres. They can get lodged and scar the lungs, causing asbestosis or fibrosis.
2 Asbestos fibres may also cause lung cancer.
3 It can also cause mesothelioma, a cancer of the inner lining of the chest wall. This cancer is incurable.
4 Smokers are at much greater risk to asbestosis diseases
Note to supervisor: Now inform your workforce of the company policy regarding working with asbestos.
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