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This Asbestos Checker contains general information.

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Lagging thermal insulation and asbestos

Lagging thermal insulation may contain asbestos. It can be any colour and may look like rope or tape stuck on the outside of pipes or inside furnaces or boilers. 

Where was it used

Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Community infrastructure and spaces 

Locations

Plant and machinery, Plumbing and drainage, Electrical and power boxes 

Known uses

Heat insulation for pipes, boilers and furnaces. 

It is wrapped around pipes, boilers and furnaces in industrial environments, and around hot water cylinders and boilers in homes and boats. 

Characteristics

May look like rope or tape of any colour, stuck around the outside of pipes. Insulation may also be inside furnaces or boilers. 

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Asbestos-containing pipe lagging in poor condition
Asbestos-containing rope lagging on pipework in engine room
Asbestos-containing pipe lagging in poor condition under a steam platform