What do the council do with my asbestos?
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shimmey69 said:
According to a recent elf and safty training course on this very subject it stated that the average everyday joe blogs public will inhale 330k fibres of asbestos in their lifetime. Thats with them not ever knowingly touching or coming in contact with it!!!
It's absolutely everywhere.Just think of the 100s of tonnes of it that was washed and blown off of our roads every year.
longshot said:
shimmey69 said:
According to a recent elf and safty training course on this very subject it stated that the average everyday joe blogs public will inhale 330k fibres of asbestos in their lifetime. Thats with them not ever knowingly touching or coming in contact with it!!!
It's absolutely everywhere.Just think of the 100s of tonnes of it that was washed and blown off of our roads every year.
There have been numerous studies that have shown a large proportion of people who had never had exposure to industrial asbestos, and died from other causes, actually have evidence of asbestos related conditions.
I ensured I had correct P3 respirator, outside shower, disposable overalls etc. All wet down and care taken not to cut or break. Double wrapped in thick polythene as requested by council.
Come agreed collection day - nothing. Left at from of house for couple of days. Ring council to arange a new day for collection. They didn't turn up again. Lady on phone then suggested they report it as hazardous waste that had been flytipped.
Two guys from council came a few days later, picked it up and lobbed it in the back of an open transit pickup. Big cloud of dust created. They then bounced off down the road over the speed bumps with the packages split open and stuff broken up. At least they had high vis jackets on though.
Come agreed collection day - nothing. Left at from of house for couple of days. Ring council to arange a new day for collection. They didn't turn up again. Lady on phone then suggested they report it as hazardous waste that had been flytipped.
Two guys from council came a few days later, picked it up and lobbed it in the back of an open transit pickup. Big cloud of dust created. They then bounced off down the road over the speed bumps with the packages split open and stuff broken up. At least they had high vis jackets on though.
People who work with asbestos seem to have a very odd attitude to it.
As a student I laboured for a building company that did asbestos removal. We'd spend ages prepping for the job, sealing it all off, building poly tunnels to the clean/dirty unit etc, doing it all properly for the inspector. Then, when when they were doing the job, the strippers would go in wearing just paper masks and then take them off so they could have a smoke (i was watching through the clear plastic).
The company provided all the proper gear and did everything by the book, but when left to their own devices, the guys chose not to use any of it.
As a student I laboured for a building company that did asbestos removal. We'd spend ages prepping for the job, sealing it all off, building poly tunnels to the clean/dirty unit etc, doing it all properly for the inspector. Then, when when they were doing the job, the strippers would go in wearing just paper masks and then take them off so they could have a smoke (i was watching through the clear plastic).
The company provided all the proper gear and did everything by the book, but when left to their own devices, the guys chose not to use any of it.
Inkyfingers said:
People who work with asbestos seem to have a very odd attitude to it.
As a student I laboured for a building company that did asbestos removal. We'd spend ages prepping for the job, sealing it all off, building poly tunnels to the clean/dirty unit etc, doing it all properly for the inspector. Then, when when they were doing the job, the strippers would go in wearing just paper masks and then take them off so they could have a smoke (i was watching through the clear plastic).
The company provided all the proper gear and did everything by the book, but when left to their own devices, the guys chose not to use any of it.
Wonder if any of them are now suffering from Asbestos related conditions.As a student I laboured for a building company that did asbestos removal. We'd spend ages prepping for the job, sealing it all off, building poly tunnels to the clean/dirty unit etc, doing it all properly for the inspector. Then, when when they were doing the job, the strippers would go in wearing just paper masks and then take them off so they could have a smoke (i was watching through the clear plastic).
The company provided all the proper gear and did everything by the book, but when left to their own devices, the guys chose not to use any of it.
For the love of god, do not do it on the cheap with crappy PPE!
£60 buys a high quality fitted rubber respirator with multiuse changeable cartidges, as used by the professionals. Dads company occasionally has to deal with asbestos contaminated buildings so he has one. I've used it a few times when sanding carbon fibre and they really do make a difference compared to a normal paper mask
Also don't forget to bag up your overalls and goggles when you've finished, and dispose of them with the asbestos
£60 buys a high quality fitted rubber respirator with multiuse changeable cartidges, as used by the professionals. Dads company occasionally has to deal with asbestos contaminated buildings so he has one. I've used it a few times when sanding carbon fibre and they really do make a difference compared to a normal paper mask
Also don't forget to bag up your overalls and goggles when you've finished, and dispose of them with the asbestos
ChemicalChaos said:
For the love of god, do not do it on the cheap with crappy PPE!
£60 buys a high quality fitted rubber respirator with multiuse changeable cartidges, as used by the professionals. Dads company occasionally has to deal with asbestos contaminated buildings so he has one. I've used it a few times when sanding carbon fibre and they really do make a difference compared to a normal paper mask
Also don't forget to bag up your overalls and goggles when you've finished, and dispose of them with the asbestos
No crappy paper masks here. What's the saying? Something like if you have cheap lungs use a cheap mask? Anyway I think I've done it properly. And all the gear is double bagged and will go with the second dump run£60 buys a high quality fitted rubber respirator with multiuse changeable cartidges, as used by the professionals. Dads company occasionally has to deal with asbestos contaminated buildings so he has one. I've used it a few times when sanding carbon fibre and they really do make a difference compared to a normal paper mask
Also don't forget to bag up your overalls and goggles when you've finished, and dispose of them with the asbestos
It is funny the attitude that builders etc. have to asbestos. They thought we had some asbestos down pipes and guttering on the 70s extension that was being demolished and replaced; turned out it was plastic with lots of sand text masonry paint on it.
Groundworker's comment was that if it had been asbestos they'd do what they usually do - "chuck it in the footings just before the concrete goes in - saves all that cost and fannying about".
Groundworker's comment was that if it had been asbestos they'd do what they usually do - "chuck it in the footings just before the concrete goes in - saves all that cost and fannying about".
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