The picture is from http://www.easywaystogogreen.com/health-and-wellness/howasbestos-can-affect-homeowners/ Brochure for Public Info. - Risks of Asbestos General info from Health Canada Another picture option can be found at Worksafe BC http://www.hiddenkiller.ca/whereis-it-found.asp# http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/alt_formats/pacrb-dgapcr/pdf/iyh-vsv/environ/asbestosamiante-eng.pdf Alberta Asbestos Abatement Manual provides some guidance of where and what to look for; http://work.alberta.ca/documents/asbestos-abatement-manual.pdf 1.2 Uses of asbestos The main properties that make asbestos useful are its incombustibility, strength and flexibility when separated into fibres. It is also effective as a reinforcing or binding agent when combined with cement or plastic. Many products which at one time contained asbestos are either no longer in use or have been replaced. The uses for asbestos ranged from products in which the fibres were well bound to friable products in which the fibres could easily become airborne. The construction industry was the main user of asbestos products. Sprayed insulation, stucco and joint cements manufactured in Canada and the United States no longer contain asbestos in an unbound form. Building materials containing asbestos in a bound form are typically found in the following locations and products: Building exteriors asbestos cement siding panels flat, corrugated, shingles or accent panels roofing felts and mastics asbestos cement soffits flat or perforated panels building overhangs thermal spray asbestos cement roof panels corrugated stucco
brick and block mortar Flooring Ceilings Walls vinyl asbestos tiles (VAT) t-bar ceiling tile plaster or drywall jointing materials plaster or drywall jointing materials asbestos cement panels Service areas insulation in boiler rooms boilers, vessels, pipes, ducts, incinerators, floors, ceilings, walls loose fill insulation in exterior wall cavities (vermiculite) sheet vinyl flooring (asbestos paper backing) asbestos cement ceiling tile stippled finishes fan rooms insulation on pipes, ducts, chillers, floors, ceilings, walls floor leveling compound acoustic and stippled finishes thermal spray machine rooms insulation on pipes, ducts, floors, ceilings, walls
crawl spaces insulation on pipes, ducts wall cavities, insulation above ceiling spaces pipe and duct chases, pipes, ducts Structural fireproofing spray on beams, decks, joists, columns and other structural members Pipes (insulation on either exposed or concealed pipes) steam and hot water heating supply and return lines rain water and sanitary lines asbestos cement or bell and spigot cast iron, Miscellaneous domestic water supply and drain lines insulated or bare pipe chilled water lines gaskets in flanged pipe joints fume hoods internal linings and exhaust ducts lab counters elevator brake shoes heating cabinet panels (asbestos cement) fire dampers and fire stop flaps diffuser backplaster emergency generators thermal insulation and exhaust manifolds welding blankets and screens firestopping _ theatre curtains incinerators internal insulation cooling towers panels and fill
duct tape duct expansion/vibration isolation joints incandescent light fixture backing wire insulation Building products containing asbestos in an unbound or loosely bound form include: insulating cements textiles not saturated, for lagging, curtains or clothing sprayed insulation fire resistant, acoustic, thermal, condensation control vermiculite insulation (may contain tremolite asbestos as a contaminant) produced from the Libby, Montana mine by W.R. Grace and Company and known by the brand name Zonolite. insulation block magnesia or calcium silicate The list of products containing asbestos which are used in applications other than construction include: bound-fibre products textiles and catalyst supports plastics brake linings, brake blocks, clutch facings non-bound fibre products such as millboards and papers gaskets, packings some electrical insulation and filters or filter aids
Non-friable products which may contain asbestos pose little danger of releasing airborne fibres unless they are cut, broken, sawn, ground, sanded or are in deteriorating condition.