Is all Asbestos the same?

Posted by Luke Austin on 19 March 2018 | 0 Comments

Tags: Asbestos, risk, Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite

Introduction

When I started learning about asbestos, I was told that there were three main types, and that these were known by their ‘colour’. In addition, I was informed that Chrysotile (white) asbestos was the ‘safer’ one, due to its wavy fibre form. Whereas Amosite (brown) and Crocidolite (blue) were the ‘unsafe’ ones, with Crocidolite being the really nasty one.

0 comments | Read the full post