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- If there is a suspicion that asbestos is present, work must be stopped immediately Warn the operational manager and the client The client has a sample taken by an independent laboratory to determine whether it is asbestos In case of asbestos, remove it in accordance with legal regulations Asbestos legislation and the procedure in the presence of asbestos - New processing of asbestos is prohibited - Asbestos-containing waste must be collected and collected separately Asbestos products that may be removed by non-certified companies - Gaskets that can be removed without breaking/chipping - Solid (bonded) asbestos products that can be removed without breaking - This work may only be carried out by trained employees (Expert Asbestos Remover) - - - - Where there is a risk of contact with asbestos, a specific label is applied

Periodic medical examination when working with hazardous substances - Medical examination must determine whether the employee remains fit to continue working with the hazardous substance Periodicity depends on product and exposure, for most substances once a year Meaning of limit values The maximum concentration of a hazardous substance as a time-weighted average over a reference period, above which no employee may be exposed -

Conditions for validity of limit values - In normal, healthy persons - During a normal working day - During a normal working week - Under normal working conditions - During normal physical exertion

Limitations of olfactory perception - Many hazardous vapours or gases have no odour or color - Odor threshold may be above the permitted limit value - Odor of the hazardous substance can be masked by other, non-hazardous substances - Smell is subjective or person-dependent

Health effects of asbestos exposure Risk of asbestosis, asbestos lung cancer, mesothelioma

Possible asbestos locations and method to be followed - Heat insulation on all types of appliances and equipment - Flanges and bearing seals - Fire-resistant steel structures and above ground tank structures - In and behind brickwork of stoves and boilers and structures of above-ground tanks

Method for material suspected of asbestos

Method -

Before work is carried out at locations where asbestos may be present, an assessment of the risk of exposure to asbestos must be carried out on the basis of an asbestos inventory.

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Insulation in electrical equipment

In fire-resistant blankets

Brake linings Sewer pipes

Sealing material

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