Asbestos in my 1983 Monitor (Alumilite) TT
Hi guys, I purchased a 1983 Monitor or Alumilite TT about a month ago. I have been doing some work on it and finally got around to repairing a section of the bathroom ceiling that had been previously...
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It's acceptable under NESHAP. State laws vary. For example, in West Virginia, the law is that if you are disturbing greater than 3 SF or 3 LF of suspect material, it must be tested by a licensed inspector. By and large, this state does not distinguish between friable and non-friable.
However, the practicality is that if you remove it by cutting (not tearing) your exposure risk is minimal.
To help put it in perspective, if you are standing next to a city street, and a bus pulls up next to you and stops, you have just potentially been exposed to asbestos fibers from the brakes far more concentrated than your resilient floor covering. If you purchase your automobile brake shoes or pads from places like Autozone, most are manufactured in China and contain asbestos fibers. You have to buy the more expensive ceramic pads (for example) to avoid it. The same with clutches.
As an aside, Ohio just recently defined "friable" to include any asbestos containing material 1 inch by 1 inch or smaller in area.
However, the practicality is that if you remove it by cutting (not tearing) your exposure risk is minimal.
To help put it in perspective, if you are standing next to a city street, and a bus pulls up next to you and stops, you have just potentially been exposed to asbestos fibers from the brakes far more concentrated than your resilient floor covering. If you purchase your automobile brake shoes or pads from places like Autozone, most are manufactured in China and contain asbestos fibers. You have to buy the more expensive ceramic pads (for example) to avoid it. The same with clutches.
As an aside, Ohio just recently defined "friable" to include any asbestos containing material 1 inch by 1 inch or smaller in area.
