Plant / machinery

Paints containing asbestos look the same as paints without asbestos and can be friable. Be asbestos aware. Find out where they were used.

Plaster containing asbestos was also mixed with other materials to make low-density fibre boards used in Australian homes and buildings before 1990.

Thermal and acoustic spray insulation contained asbestos for heat protection and noise suppression. Over 3000 products contained asbestos.

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

Woven insulation, yarn, cloth and webbing that contains asbestos is soft, and white to grey. It was used as fireproof insulation  for asbestos containing clothing like aprons and gloves.