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WillowTheWhisp · 26-04-2007, 08:52

We used to have asbestos mats in the science labs at school and a lot of them were broken at the edges. Nobody realised the danger in those days. Like Ian we used to have a shed with a corrugated asbestos roof and as long as it was intact that was OK. It's the fibres from the broken edges which cause the problems. It was normal to have teapot stands and a panel on your ironing board made of asbestos when I was younger.

It sounds like a scifi scene up there Mel - hope you won't be inconvenienced for too long.

26-04-2007, 08:52	#13
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1060	Re: Asbestos We used to have asbestos mats in the science labs at school and a lot of them were broken at the edges. Nobody realised the danger in those days. Like Ian we used to have a shed with a corrugated asbestos roof and as long as it was intact that was OK. It's the fibres from the broken edges which cause the problems. It was normal to have teapot stands and a panel on your ironing board made of asbestos when I was younger. It sounds like a scifi scene up there Mel - hope you won't be inconvenienced for too long. __________________