Asbestos can be found in any industrial or residential building built or refurbished before the year 2000. It is in many of the common materials used in the building trade that you may come across during your work.

Remember:

• you can’t see or smell asbestos fibres in the air
• the effects of being exposed to asbestos take many years to show up – avoid breathing it in now
• people who smoke and are also exposed to asbestos fibres are at a much greater risk of developing lung cancer
• asbestos is only a danger when fibres are made airborne and breathed in
• as long as the asbestos is in good condition and it is located somewhere where it can’t be easily damaged then it shouldn’t be a risk to you