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The materials below represent some common places where asbestos can be found. If you are unsure whether asbestos is present, don't start work. Your boss or the building manager should tell you if asbestos is present.

Crumbling pieces of AIB — Pieces of AIB

White perforated ceiling tiles in a corridor, one with corner broken — Perforated AIB ceiling tiles damaged around the light fitting

Floor tiles — Asbestos containing floor tiles in a corridor

Corrugated roof section with white coating — Sprayed 'limpet' asbestos on the underside of an asbestos cement roof

Asbestos cement downpipe, hopper and profile sheet

Old looking dirty white corrugated roof — Damaged asbestos panelling on a roof

Damaged corrugated roof panels — Asbestos cement roof (damaged exterior)

Wall with white coating — Wall with toweled loose asbestos

Torn lagging — Torn asbestos pipe lagging

Lagging in poor condition — Damaged asbestos lagging on hot water pipes

Person in protective equipment unscrewing a ceiling tile — Unscrewing of an AIB ceiling tile

Lagged pipe — Pipe insulated using both asbestos lagging and rope

rope wrapped around a pipe — Asbestos rope used as insulation on a pipe

Torn lagging and debris — Damaged asbestos pipe lagging and debris

Person wearing protective boilersuit and respirator mask, removing a ceiling tile — Careful handling of an AIB ceiling tile during removal

AIB Panelling surrounding a window — AIB window panelling

Window sill — AIB window sill

Soffit below gutter — AIB soffit

Downpipe from gutter — Asbestos cement drainage pipe (downpipe)

External building panel — Asbestos cement external building panel

Panelling inside heater cupboard — Asbestos panelling inside heater cupboard

Gas meter in alcove — Asbestos panelling around gas meter

Textured ceiling — Asbestos textured coating

Incomplete white coating on workshop ceiling and I beam — Sprayed 'limpet' asbestos which has been partly removed

Damaged white cladding on outside of flats — Pieces of AIB on outside of a building

White fire blanket — Asbestos fire blanket

corridor with suspended ceiling tiles — Suspended AIB ceiling tiles in a corridor

See also

Asbestos Essentials

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Updated 2020-10-19