Types of asbestos
Different types of asbestos used in construction before 1999 which may still be present in buildings you鈥檙e working in.
Large amounts of asbestos-containing materials were used for a wide range of construction purposes in new and refurbished buildings until 1999 when the use of asbestos was banned..
There are six types of asbestos:
- white asbestos (also called chrysotile or serpentine)
- brown asbestos (also called amosite or grunerite)
- blue asbestos (also called crocidolite or riebeckite)
- anthophyllite
- tremolite
- actinolite
Asbestos may be found in the floor, wall, ceiling or roofing materials of any building built or refurbished before 2000, or in contaminated soils.
You should carry out a survey to identify if asbestos is present and which type of asbestos it is.
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