Isolators with asbestos

[Thomo]

Hi can any one confirm the current regs on these isolators if found on a site do they have to be removed

 

[Engineer54]

Hi can any one confirm the current regs on these isolators if found on a site do they have to be removed

I suppose you think we all have some sort of superpower to enable us to know exactly what your talking about?? Post a photo or two, or describe in ''Detail'' what it is you are on about!! Personally i can't think of any ''Isolators'' old, or not so new, that contained asbestos....

 

[Geordie Spark]

I suppose you think we all have some sort of superpower to enable us to know exactly what your talking about?? Post a photo or two, or describe in ''Detail'' what it is you are on about!! Personally i can't think of any ''Isolators'' old, or not so new, that contained asbestos....

Careful now as you tiptoe among the shrinking violets

 

[Chrisuk]

I thought asbestos needs removing by a specialist team, or if left untouched causes no harm to people either? It's only when messing with it that it causes a problem because all the little particles get disturbed

 

[wozz]

If the isolator or switch fuse is old enough to have it as arc arresters it may have asbestos in the rope seal on the door, so really you can't open it to find out or replace a fuse ect.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Here ye gan lads ...... plough your way through this lot

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before cluttering the board up with yet ANOTHER thread about bloody asbestos!!:banghead:

 

[Thomo]

Firstly it's an old mem isolator with ceramic rewireable fuses behind the fuse in the carrier is an asbestos protector
secondly I'm new on the forum that was my first post and the first reply I got was by an arsehole . So not sure about this forum now . do me a favour stay in china

 

[Thomo]

Careful now as you tiptoe among the shrinking violets

Just to reply to you Geordie spark about engineer 54 comments I'm new on the forum and this was my first post the asbestos I'm on about is the packer In an old mem isolator behind the ceramic fuse in the carrier . But not sure about the forum now as the first reply was by an ars.h.le. In china

 

[Thomo]

Hi the asbestos I'm on about is in an old mem isolator with ceramic rewireable fuses and is a packer in the fuse carrier . I've been told that these isolators must be removed and replaced and was after conformation thanks

 

[wozz]

Yes it can be removed, but if it has a rope seal this may well be a ACM aswel, I've never seen this removed but may well be possible. But after all this effort replacing may be easier.

 

[Lucien Nunes]

There's probably no specific requirement to remove it on account of the asbestos, just as there's no specific requirement to upgrade it to the current electrical regs. But the risks associated with asbestos have to be correctly controlled and managed under the various applicable regulations, which is often easiest to achieve by replacement. Whoever is responsible for managing asbestos on the site will need to do a risk assessment to determine the best way to proceed.

an old mem isolator with ceramic rewireable fuses

I wouldn't call something with fuses an 'isolator', which is probably why E54 wasn't very convinced by your description!

 

[Marvo]

Asbestos advice is on the HSE website. HSE: Asbestos - health and safety in the workplace
You gave almost no info in your opening post, you use bad language and you didn't use the search tool.

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