Tell me what you know about Asbestos

BLUE DEATH
Asbestos has three grades Blue asbestos was the common dominator used in ship lagging, the report of the paper written says very little! as to a news clip. The most extensive scientific reports.. were written BY the C.S.R.I.O
in presenting asbestos cancer indicators in a case bought forward by class and Government suites against James Hardi, formally CSR. It takes 30 to 40 years to develop before the dormant cancer indicator becomes active, Mining towns in Australia that processed this fiber from a natural product were the key factors for the said research children mothers workers were effected ,in the longer term.
small infants and or children up to the age of 18 are most acceptable to the risk factors based on generic DNA factors, including development of the natural immune systems.
You will find these products in older vinyl products of floor coverings the backing support from the 12 ft wide vinyls made in between the late 50's 60s and 70's used this pure blue asbestos backing, the most dangerous of the three main types, the second was off white in color very flaky the same as blue asbestos but more stable, It is safe whilst installed , it is highly dangerous to remove especially if the product was glued to the floor, where under removal the fiber would become airborne, Vinyl tiles are full of it as to the clay fillers used to make thew product it has minimal vinyl product not a pure plastic based tile, insulation has it outer cement board has it safe unless removed US schools are full of it especially with removable ceiling panels that support a holding frame as a false ceiling to hide electrical and air con units,pipeing and lagging etc.
Asbestous dust to this day is still a major work place saftey iisue yet few govenmets will enforce the removal of the product even if it is stable demolition of old buildings that contain the products are a problem on it's own as to wind bourne dust that can not be contained, ONE Breath and 40 years latter your Breathless.
One could call it death by misadventure.

Richard​

More years ago than I care to remember (actually, in 1958), I went to a tech school after high school to learn body/fender repair. One of the things we learned was how to control welding heat to prevent warping the sheet metal. The method we were taught was to walk down the street to the hardware store and buy a paper bag full of powdered asbestos, commonly available in bulk, and cheap. We mixed that with water to make a mud, stuck it to the metal like a dam around the area we wanted to weld, and let the wet asbestos absorb the heat. As we welded, the mud dried out and fell off, which we gathered up in our bare hands, crumbled back to a powder by rubbing it together, and put it back in the paper bag.

Maybe some of the hardware store clerks, students or teachers fell victim to some sort of ailment as a result, but I didn't (and I smoked for over 40 years), and I never heard of anyone else suffering.

Sometimes the safety nazis can go too far. Someone is making a lot of money over this.

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