1st All Service Ltd,
Unit 61,
Thames Industrial Estate,
Princess Margaret Road,
East Tilbury,
RM18 8RH
Tel: 0845 370 7888
Fax: 0845 370 7889
Email: sales@1allservices.co.uk
HSE Asbestos Removal Licence Number 4070805203
Are you aware that every week 20 Tradesmen die of Asbestos related diseases. There has never been a more important time to train your workmen.
If you work or have worked in a building that was built before the Year 2000 then there is a chance that it may of had asbestos in it.
For asbestos training please call for a quotation or EMAIL: sales@1allservices.co.uk
There are three main types of asbestos which you are likely to encounter in the UK:
Chrysotile asbestos
A white curly fiber, chrysotile accounts for 90% of asbestos in products and is
a member of the serpentine group. It is a magnesium silicate.
Amosite asbestos
Brown or grey, straight amosite fibers belong in the amphibole group, and
contain iron and magnesium.
Crocidolite asbestos
A member of the amphibole group, crocidolite takes the form of blue, straight
fibers. It is a sodium iron magnesium silicate.
All of these three types may be found when surveying - please click here for further information on where asbestos can be detected.
Other types of asbestos
Tremolite and Other Asbestos Types
The other asbestos types, all in the amphibole group, are anthophyllite,
tremolite, and actinolite.
Anthophyllite ranges in color from white to gray to brown. It is associated with talc and other minerals, and is a magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.
Tremolite is a calcium, magnesium, iron silicate, which is white to grayish green and can be found in metamorphic rocks.
Actinolite has a chemical formula that is similar to tremolite, but actinolite contains more iron in relation to magnesium than does tremolite. It appears as dark green crystals or fibrous aggregates.