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Asbestos covering is found on high and low voltage electrical cables. It can look like a fibrous bandage wrapped around cable and may contain bitumen.
Residential, Commercial
Electrical and power boxes, Plant and machinery
The covering was placed around cables in: • switch yards of zone and sub-transmission substations • underground and chamber distribution substations • switch rooms • cable basements • cable pits
Bandaged cables
Fibrous bandage which may contain bitumen
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Close up of two electrical cables. Credit: Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Consultants Association Members
