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.