Where is asbestos most likely to be found?

Asbestos is most likely to be found in these locations:

• sprayed asbestos and asbestos loose packing - generally used as fire protection in ducts, firebreaks in ceiling voids and around structural steel work
• moulded or pre-formed lagging - generally used in thermal insulation of pipes and boilers
• insulating boards used for fire protection, thermal insulation, partitioning and ducts e.g. panels, partitions, soffit boards and ceiling panels
• some ceiling tiles
• millboard, paper and paper products used for insulation of electrical equipment - asbestos paper has also been used as a fire-proof facing on wood fibreboard
• asbestos cement products, which can be fully or semi-compressed into flat or corrugated sheets - corrugated sheets are largely used as roofing and wall cladding - other asbestos cement products include gutters, rainwater pipes and water tanks
• certain textured coatings
• bitumen roofing material
• vinyl or thermoplastic floor tiles