Examples of asbestos-containing equipment
Old blackboard from an office
• Condition safe but requires correct disposal.
Front RearWarning sign faintly visible
Refractory lining in glass oven
• Readily accessible, could be damaged or deteriorate during normal use.
• Monitoring of condition required
Heat resistant benchtop• Readily accessible, could be damaged or deteriorate during
normal use.
• Monitoring of condition required.
Gasket at a Drying Oven• Accessible;
• Deteriorating - surface becoming flaky.
• Repair or removal required.
Insulation around and oil bath• Accessible; Liable to damage/deterioration.
• Monitoring of condition required.
Insulation Block on Hot Plate
• Accessible; Liable to damage/deterioration.
• Monitoring of condition required.
Gas Chromatographs
• Very old units might contain asbestos.
• Perkin Elmer state that no models of their Gas Chromatographs from the F11 onwards contain any asbestos.
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