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Asbestos rope

Asbestos rope was usually fitted in boxes needing a heat-resistant seal like power boxes, street lighting choke boxes, wood heaters and stoves. Asbestos rope was also used as packing or padding material around pipes.  It was also used in window frames.

Asbestos rope is found in 100A Wilco power outlets and 11kV oil circuit breakers (OCB) contactor boxes. Of the known (104) 100A Wilco power outlets, 10% did not contain asbestos.  

 

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Manufacture information

  • Friable or Non-Friable Friable
  • Period of manufacture Pre 1987

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Asbestos Rope
Asbestos-containing rope packing on brick walls
Asbestos containing rope
Asbestos-containing fibrous rope used as padding between bracket and pipework
Asbestos containing rope & gaskets
Asbestos-containing fibrous rope used as padding between bracket, pipework and gaskets
Fire Cabinet with asbestos rope
Cloth linings around material needing thermal insulation, like this fire cabinet
Close up of an oven door with asbestos tape around edge.
Asbestos rope was used around oven doors. Credit: Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Consultants Association Members
Asbestos rope around rim of plant machinery.
Asbestos rope was used around flange in industrial equipment. Credit: Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Consultants Association Members
Close up of old asbestos rope that is detaching from a window
Asbestos rope was used in window frames Credit: Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Consultants Association Members
 
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