In reality, “asbestos” is a legal and commercial term covering many different minerals, but the following are considered to be asbestos. Read on to learn more.
Chrysotile
Chrysotile is the most common asbestos. Found in walls, roofs, ceilings as well as floors. It also has applications is the automobile industry for boiler seats, gaskets, brake linings and insulation for appliances, ducts, and pipes.
Amosite
Amosite was used in pipe insulation and sheets of cement and can also be discovered in ceiling tiles, thermal insulation products, and insulating board.
Crocidolite
This was often used in the insulation of steam engines as well as plastics, pipe insulation, cement products, and spray-on coatings.
Anthophyllite
Anthophyllite was used for construction and insulation products. It also appears in chrysolite asbestos, talc, and vermiculite.
All Asbestos Dangerous?
All identified forms of asbestos can cause cancers, mesothelioma as well as other significant and serious diseases. he Health Protection Agency in the U.K., claim amphibole varieties of asbestos are the most dangerous forms. Meanwhile, The EPA has abandoned projects aiming to identify which asbestos fiber types are the most toxic.
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The Asbestos Institute is not the official authority to determine OSHA training requirements, which are set forth in the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. OSHA regulations are always being revised, added, and/or deleted, so you must not rely on The Asbestos Institute as the official authority of OSHA asbestos training requirements. Visit the official OSHA Asbestos Training Requirements page here.
