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Asbestos-containing commercial and industrial gloves to protect the hands from extreme heat and pressure. ...

Movement joints of 30.5 centimetres (1 foot) lengths were made with soft, non-hardening caulking material. The caulking forms a flexible seal used in seams, joints and openings between pipes, planks a...

Welding electrodes are metal wires with baked-on chemical coatings. They used to be coated with asbestos. ...

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....

Fire dampers used to prevent fire in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts may contain asbestos. Fire dampers are used in walls and ceilings, often in the duct system, to create sect...

Vent pipes and sockets may contain asbestos. Vent pipes that regulate pressure and gas are used in plumbing and drainage, and in some sewerage and septic installations. ...

Sheets that contain asbestos are found as the base and around fireplaces. They are also found around wood fire heaters, around gas heaters and also as the wick in kerosene heaters....

Cast aluminium choke boxes may contain asbestos rope inside, not visible when the box is closed. Street light choke boxes may be painted, or have a metallic silver colour....

Sealants used like caulking – to prevent the transmission of dust, sound and heat – may contain asbestos....

Two types of fuses containing asbestos were used on electricity meter boards in the 1960s:   Henley and Federal...