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  1. S

    asbestos query

    Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I have an old Onyx oven (1992 I think). The element has burned out. After taking the old element off, I noticed some white, fluffy material behind the fan grill. I was concerned that this might be asbestos, though I thought it unlikely - am I...
  2. D

    asbestos

    pop quiz where does all that hazardous waste go to wish i didnt know the answer this comes to mind as i; am quite happy to work live when deemed necessery(damn i can never spell that word) to do so. will go down the side of a building in a bosens chair to relamp it, or i will tighten...
  3. J

    Asbestos in night storage heaters

    Hi everyone, I'm just a newbie on here, but hope someone can give me some advice on this. I've just bought an old cottage and wanted to get cracking on sorting the place out, so I removed a couple of night storage heaters after I'd gotten an electrician to disconnect them. All good so far, but...
  4. Guitarist

    Extractor fan vent in asbestos soffit

    Can someone "sum up" the requirements regarding hole-cutting a 100mm vent for an extractor fan in a soffit board which probably contains asbestos please. If the customer is happy not to have the waste removed from their premises, then would any rules be broken by simply cutting the hole...
  5. E

    fixings in asbestos coatings

    I wonder if anyone has any ideas where as a company we go with this. Its now pass the buck time between contractors and no one wants to commit themselves. we have been told to abide to the HSE guidelines and i totally agree... Ive copied and pasted a bit of an email Ive received. Not sure...
  6. P

    Asbestos awareness Training

    Looking at doing an online course, has anyone tried any, got any recommendations or feedback? Thanks.
  7. P

    Fixing to an asbestos roof

    Has anyone fixed hanger bolts to an asbestos roof? We have a potential customer who would like a 50kWp system but has an asbestos sheet roof. Does any one have any experience of this, is it possible and if so do you need specialist contractors to fix the bolts? Thanks Tom
  8. N

    Customer rant

    Just spent two hours on a bank holiday going through work with a client and what they require, after explaining the benifits of not altering the existing cables to sockets on 3 bedrooms as they are not in a ring and are mainly made up of radials and spurs in my thinking it would be far easier to...
  9. T

    asbestos in circuit breakers?

    Large Square-D Circuit Breaker with Blue Asbestos | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Dont know if this is real or not but i was quite shocked at this... What other circuit breakers contain asbestos?
  10. Waterhouse1989

    Asbestos fuse board

    I've come across an old prento rewireable fuse board with asbestos pads in it is this a code 1 on the condition reprt
  11. W

    ASBESTOS in artex

    anybody put my mind at rest?? a friend has just been on the Asbetos awareness course and it has scared the hell out of him and he now is convinced he is going to die we was chatting about how many downlighters we have drilled into artex ceilings etc over the years and the fact that i wasnt too...
  12. G

    PIR on garage

    Completed a pir on a small block of garages. An old rewirable fuse board, with one lighting circuit and one radial socket circuit. one light and socket in each garage. The owner wants the garages up to spec his words. Now ive offered to change the distribution board. The wiring is singles in...
  13. R

    Asbestos disposal charge?

    Got a CU change coming up in the next month or so and have a dilema. The old CU has asbestos in the fuse carriers, having done this numerous times working for a company (they had asbestos disposal procedures where we double bagged the small items and they were collected) I havent done one...
  14. S

    Asbestos - Dealing with it.

    I have been in the trade on/off for 10 years now, with the current economic climate i have been thinking of the possibility of going on my own as work is very inconsistant. I haven't been looking for any work as yet as i currently have a very steady mon-fri 40hr week job but frinds and family...
  15. N

    Asbestos.

    Hi guys, I came across some asbestos today while working in a loft of someones home and to be honest with you. I really dont know much about it except that it can be fatal if disturbed. So while trawling the internet I came across some PDF files to help make others aware of what it is/ what it...
  16. G

    Asbestos Flash Guards

    I'm currently quoting to carry out an EICR for a large manufacturer with approx 500 circuits to test. During the site visit the engineer in charge pointed out that some of the old boards still had asbestos flash guards and that another well known national contractor had refused to work/test...
  17. G

    Asbestos Flash Guards

    I'm currently quoting to carry out an EICR for a large manufacturer with approx 500 circuits to test. During the site visit the engineer in charge pointed out that some of the old boards still had asbestos flash guards and that another well known national contractor had refused to work/test...
  18. S

    pir coding for rewireable fuse carrier with asbestos flashguard

    Looking for some help not came across this situation before, doing pir in domestic property and the consumer unit is old mem type board with rewireable fuses, some have been changed to bs 1361 fuses but the ones that haven't have asbestos flashguard in them. What code would you suggest? Thanks
  19. P

    Free Asbestos courses

    as the title Asbestos Training Pledge
  20. F

    ASBESTOS - lets make a sticky thread

    I have just read a thread on asbestos, and to be honest it frightens the life out of me. I'm new to the domestic industry and although i have heard of this stuff and what it can do to you (my grandfather died from it), I had no idea that it was still used way up into the 90's and in so many...

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