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Appendix 2 – Sample list of suspect asbestos-containing building material
There are an estimated 3000 products that contain asbestos. In °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû asbestos was widely used in sprayed-on material and in pipe and boiler insulation until 1973.
Possible Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings
- Acoustical Plaster
- Adhesives
- Asphalt Floor Tile
- Base Flashing
- Blown-in (Loose fill) Insulation
- Boiler Insulation
- Breaching Insulation
- Caulking/Putties
- Ceiling Tiles and Lay-in Panels
- Cement Pipes
- Cement Siding
- Cement Wallboard
- Construction Mastics (floor tile, carpet, ceiling tile, etc.)
- Cooling Towers
- Decorative Plaster
- Ductwork Flexible Fabric Connections
- Electrical Cloth
- Electrical Panel Partitions
- Electrical Wiring Insulation
- Elevator Brake Shoes
- Elevator Equipment Panels
- Fire Doors
- Fireproofing Materials
- Flooring Backing
- Heating and Electrical Ducts
- High Temperature Gaskets
- HVAC Duct Insulation
- Joint Compounds
- Pipe Insulation (corrugated air-cell, block, etc.)
- Roofing Felt
- Roofing Shingles
- Spackling Compounds
- Sprayed-on Insulation
- Taping Compounds (thermal)
- Textured Paints/Coatings
- Thermal Paper Products
- Vinyl Floor Tile
- Vinyl Sheet Flooring
- Vinyl Wall Coverings
- Wallboard
Footnotes
- footnote[3] Back to paragraph J.S. Dupre, J.F. Mustard & R.J. Uffin, Report of the Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety Arising from the Use of Asbestos in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû, °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto, °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû, 1984, page 12.
- footnote[4] Back to paragraph