Does the house you're working on contain asbestos?

See some of the common places where asbestos can be found in a home.

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[Andehtw]

In summary: EVERYTHING Contains Asbestos.

[newsafety]

nice to see more Worksafe videos on youtube-a fantastic way to share info with my crews

[yrly59e]

The friable asbestos is what is dangerous. Transite (cement/asbestos) is generally fairly safe unless it is ground up or gets to the point where the cement disintigrates. Same goes for vinyl tile, as long as you're not abrading them or grinding them up you are fairly safe. The glue used to hold the vinyl tiles down may contain abestos and removal could be worse than covering them with underlayment and leaving them alone.

[XtremeBordom]

I'm renovating my house Asbestos I can!

[santrackjuggalo]

MY HOUSE HAS ASSBESTOS LIKE DAMN

[MrCruehead910]

so that brown crap i've been kicking up in my attic for 3 years is asbestos? wow we have an ac unit up there ok time to go to the doctor...

[santrackjuggalo]

Azzbestos....AKA Beasto's

[xXJeeXTeeXAyeXmanXx]

@santrackjuggalo when was ur house built?

[santrackjuggalo]

Answer me this where is the azzbesstuss at?

[jaffijoe]

Having removed much mag, air-cell, transite, tile, plaster, etc, I can tell you that yes you can see it during removal. But, it is not the fibers that you can see that are the greatest threat, it is the microscopic fibers that are more apt to lodge themselves into you lung tissue. It is basically the natural version of fiber class. If you handle fiber glass, you can see it. But, you can't see the small fibers that irritate your skin. Well, asbo is like that, but can break down smaller.

[robbyinnes]

Really the surveyor (inspector) should not have his respirator dangling from his neck with the face-piece rubbing against a (dirty) overall.