Asbestos

Primarily aimed at premises managed through BBC Workplace and occupied by BBC staff, the following also caters for the eventuality of contact with such hazards in other BBC activities, such as Programme Production.

 

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fibre that may have been used in buildings and building material up until the late 1999's when the last asbestos prohibition notice came into force.

 

Buildings of any age up to this date may contain asbestos as a result from the original building materials or subsequent alterations. Asbestos may be present for example in roofing materials, sprayed coatings as fire protection, boiler and pipe lagging, floor tiles, wall partitions, electrical components, and any material which may have been expected to be heat resistant, these are commonly known as Asbestos Containing Materials or ACM's.

 

The hazards to health following exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibres are widely known.