Welcome Guest! The IOSH forums are a free resource to both members and non-members. Login or register to use them

Postings made by forum users are personal opinions. IOSH is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any of the information contained in forum postings. Please carefully consider any advice you receive.

Notification

Icon
Error

Options
Go to last post Go to first unread
SPR  
#1 Posted : 04 August 2010 09:18:01(UTC)
Rank: Forum user
SPR

We have a top floor department that has Chrysotile ceiling tiles above a suspended ceiling, the rain has been leaking in badly over the past few months and we have tried to patch the roof up to no avail..... Can anyone tell me if there are any safety concerns with regards to chrysotile when it gets wet and water dripping into the office area?
firesafety101  
#2 Posted : 04 August 2010 10:11:49(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
firesafety101

My PI Insurance will not allow me to comment on asbestos but what I will say is you need to repair the roof, properly, to prevent a collapse of the wet tiles onto the suspended ceiling that could potentially bring down the whole blinking lot. The water drip into the office is another potential hazard - I'm sure you are aware of all that entails.
SPR  
#3 Posted : 04 August 2010 10:34:01(UTC)
Rank: Forum user
SPR

Thanks Chris, I am fully aware of it all, roof under repairs as we speak...
bob youel  
#4 Posted : 04 August 2010 10:51:07(UTC)
Rank: Super forum user
bob youel

it is foreseeable that the water could cause run off of asbestos fibres down into the office where the fibres then dry out thereafter we may have asbestos fibres all over the place Some thoughts: *Once the roof is adequately repaired we could wait a period until the asbestos is dry and they cover the asbestos with a bonding agent so as fibres will be trapped *We could strip the asbestos out as part of the repair job
Users browsing this topic
Guest
You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.