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HSE Updates Asbestos In The Home Advice

With Friday 7th July being Action Mesothelioma Day 2024, in the UK, it is timely that the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has just updated its advice with regard to where asbestos can be found in most homes that were built before the year 2000.

When materials that contain asbestos are disturbed or damaged, fibres are released into the air. When people inhale these fibres they can cause serious diseases which cannot be cured. The most common diseases caused by asbestos are:

* mesotheliom
* asbestosis
* asbestos-related lung cancer

The HSE guidance states that wether you are a worker, landlord, employer or person responsible for building maintenance, you should be aware of where asbestos can be found in buildings. You need to protect yourself and others.

Asbestos can be hidden in a building which makes it important to know where the common locations are, for example:

* lagging on plant and pipework

* insulation products such as fireproof panels

* asbestos cement roofing material

Click on the image to download the guidance in PDF forma, or go to the HSE website here

Source: HSE

 

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