Clear and present danger: Asbestos exposed

The film shows common places where asbestos can be found in a typical Queensland home built before 1990, when asbestos was commonly used as a construction material. There are a host of safety tips to consider during renovation to prevent exposing yourself or others to asbestos fibres.

[@Zampther]

Your wals hawe asbestos , you se that flooring thats asbestos. Your outside fence it has asbestos, your bathroms wals also has asbestos and that dog over there thas also asbestos.

[@smokingduck3113]

WaLs

[@rayodelsol80]

😂😂😂😂

[@ursusmega2803]

This is such a useful & informative video series. I'm about to purchase a 1970s home.

[@Liberalsareaplague]

I’m a general contractor, I truly believe building product manufacturers and suppliers should be held legally and financially liable for the products they used to manufacture and supply back in the day. Most homeowners would be SHOCKED at the reality of what’s in their homes. More homes than not have both asbestos AND lead based paint, especially 75 and prior. Manufacturers KNEW in the 50s that asbestos had health consequences, entire societies began banning lead based paint in the 1920s! And yet the United States continued using these toxic building products all the way through 1980 ATLEAST! The fact of the matter is, if you live in a house 1978 or prior, there’s a very good chance you have toxic building products in your home somewhere. Everyone thinks “lead based paint, I only need to test for it on the exterior of my house” that is dead wrong. If your exterior has lead based paint, why wouldn’t your interior?! You ALWAYS need to test ANYTIME you are disturbing building products that has a tendency to produce dust. 1980 and prior, ALWAYS TEST! And do NOT go with the lowest bid, you needed an EPA certified contractor who knows what he is doing work in a lead/asbestos safe manner. Your life could depend on it

[@SARCOM3R3]

I found asbestos in our house that was built in 1979. It was under the vinyl sheet in the adhesive. Honestly, all the companies that still use it in materials after obviously knowing the seriously negative health hazards should be put in jail and hit with harsh fines. It's so upsetting to think about all the families that had to go through hell and see loved ones suffer bc of corporate greed

[@900Yugo]

In Canada,they still export it until well into the 2010's. Even then I heard Asbestos rocks are still available for sale domestically.

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

Yep I have both and had no idea. My newborn tested elevated for lead and now were freaking out after spending our lifesavings on a house. I hate America😂

[@hildamorrison2003]

It should be against the law for houses with any kind of asbestos in it to be sold without it being removed before it being sold.

[@whoeverwhoever400]

That can be done if you don't mind adding $10000+ to the house price as labor cost for asbestos removal.

[@jasonthorogood]

Kinda agree but that puts people at risk also and the cost I’d say the government should pay for the cost anyway as it was them who allowed it in the first place

[@philcliffe6909]

@@jasonthorogood Yep agreed. They should have teams of people removing it for free.

[@muntee33]

Nails are supposed to sit on the surface of many non-abspestos sheeting types.

[@justauser]

​@@whoeverwhoever400uh more like $100,000 - 1M+ depending on the house

[@eqlzr2]

"As long as the asbestos sheeting is well-maintained and sealed..." Well, that's a big "if" isn't it? It's a statement designed to absolve someone of any responsibility and get them off the hook. One day about 18 years ago in the very nice 1990s-era office building where I worked, I happened to brush up against the very expensive acoustical wall paneling in the hall outside my office. A large cloud of dust and fibers sailed into the air causing me an attack of sneezing, and putting a powdery layer all over my clothing. I mentioned this to the administration and building management offices, and within a few weeks, all the walls had been stripped of this paneling and replaced. Unfortunately for me, two years ago I had to have a bilateral lung transplant.

[@yvellebradley2502]

That’s terrible! Hope that you can get through this. Your company should be ashamed of themselves. Compensation is nothing compared to good health. 💐

[@chieftain8638]

Are you ok

[@ccllvn]

Yeah maintenence is nothing you take for granted I still remember at my old school where at the end the whole building was falling apart we had these construction ceiling supports in the hallways with wood plates everywhere because tiles would come down and when it rained the water was everywhere, windows and door frames were all bent and warped they were so hard to shut and open some were just covered up with wood. it was revealed that it's full of asbestos, the gym and hall was closed and we had sports class outside even in winter until the whole school had to be torn down in the early 2000s. Luckily I have no lung problems yet but that place was a hell hole

[@jimsimpson2820]

Well, something like 1 in 3 properties contain it. I don't think that means 1 in 3 will get asbestos disease, but it is a warning that we should all be careful of our surroundings.

[@Matty12333]

In the UK, we banned asbestos in the mid 1980s. But White asbestos could be used until 1999. With a partial ban from 1992.

[@andrewyek]

It is still used , even today.. i heard brakeshoe and brake pad have abestos in it.. who know. At least fiberglass still in use.. it is as bad as abestos.. why don't ban that as well... or ban covid virus.. it is more lethal.. 1 virus and could die.. while 1 abestos or fiber glass fiber won't kill.. but rather will recover from it as if nothing have happened.

[@IasbestosremovalbrisbaneAus]

Great video clearly explaining the common areas asbestos can be found. Remember if you are unsure call your local professional to get some testing and sampling done.

[@oscarmuffin4322]

The house I live in was built in 1820. There's a single sheet of asbestos at the back of a cupboard.

[@oscarmuffin4322]

@Yeet Yeet No I died from asbestosis a year ago.

[@aksoomro5509]

Excellent Video, must be shared public awareness

[@gunnarg8074]

That patch at 9:03 , it some point it was covering a whole lot bigger part of the floor,meaning someone has ripped it out, leaving a lot of dust on you rfloors

[@vgoodwin93]

great video. best one out there. ty for sharing

[@travishowie2128]

Really informative video. If you are not sure always call the professional and it's recommended.

[@aaronneeley8016]

That house would survive a house fire for sure

[@TheManLab7]

"A trady" So what trade is it then? I'm a sparky, so that pretty much says it all. Still have no idea why there's socket in a bathroom. It seems to be like it's would wide for some reason, apart from England that is. We seem to have the safest regulation's and safety when it comes to electricity and most things I recon. I've worked in many places that have asbestos. One was only once I finished doing a job in a school. i was putting up a few 100m worth of trunking, on what I didn't realise until afterwards (because it all had to be taken down and thrown away because it was contaminated), was an artex asbestos ceiling. That was around 12ish years ago so I'll have to see how things go later on in my life. My grand is a painter & decorator and years ago he was rubbing down loads of guttering and down pipes to paint. Little did he know at the time, it was all asbestos. That was many years ago n so far hasn't had any side affects. It was a brit that put 2 and 2 together and that was back in the 1800!! They knew all about it back then. But they were all earning far too much money out of it and people are still doing it to this day! The only problem is is that it's the developing countries don't care and there's no safe guards in place & PPE to protect them, because people are expendable in 2nd & 3rd world countries. Even though Canada exports at least half of it's asbestos to places like India and I know Russia has huge asbestos mine's. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And that's world we live in. It's an extremely fucked up world we live in. The people who CAN do something about it, won't! (because it cost's them money) and the people that DO want to change it, CAN'T, due to lack of funds. If alien's ever did want to visit this destroyed, poisoned, broken plant. They'd probably observe at a great distance n shake there heads in disbelief.

[@sidaraengelhardt2529]

What do i do if electrician didnt use these precautions while installing aircons in my house? I notified them my house was constructed from asbestos but they did not follow these guidelines?

[@Mr101beers]

If you work in the IT industry you have seen this a million times in cabling pits full of copper cables as loose fibres. The video is correct, dont disturb it, drop the lid and walk away.

[@kidnappedJack]

I'm an industrial cleaner and we have a similar ethos, if it looks like concrete but don't sound like concrete leave it be (Because if you were to tap on a corrugated panel of concrete it had a deep tone, where as asbestos panel was have a lighter tone).

[@timlee1794]

so this poor girl was just told her house she bought is covered with asbestos...

[@topg3777]

Y r u think of the girl who lives there all the people died for being near asbestos

[@jayden793]

@@topg3777 asbestos isn’t radioactive

[@evelynroman2977]

is their a % number that if the rating is below, the asbestos does not need to be professionally removed??

[@criticalshareholder6626]

I have a message for this woman: get rid of that house and buy something recent without asbestos. You live in an asbestos nightmare and it will affect your health over time.

[@Arturas1244]

i bet she doesnt know what asbestos is :D would be better if someone told her you have nuclear waste behind walls do not scratch it :D or else

[@joshuaberlin9419]

Asbestos isn't harmful, as long as it's not disturbed. I live in a fibro cottage that has some asbestos fibro in it. It's not harmful, as long as it's not disturbed.

[@hkkhgffh3613]

Those funny rooms are killin me.

[@daylegibson4367]

How to get proof of inspection?

[@graeme1744]

God im so scared everytime i watch videos like this.

[@claretblue2509]

Ikr

[@andrewyek]

Not so scary.. don't get spook by media that purposely make you scare so they can earn money! it is just like cnn fake news! as long as it does not get inhaled, you will not die ! so NOT that scarely.. rather be scare of covid virus and fiberglass insulation, because they are more lethal than abestos.

[@jayden793]

@@andrewyek how is fibre glass more dangerous than asbestos

[@m3n4cE6]

Typically, the british pageant royalty dissident group has contaminated a large portion of the cheaper native cigarettes with asbestos and other contaminants and chemicals.

[@youdj_app]

damn it is full of it...

[@3b91ce72]

Assume it is everywhere

[@3b91ce72]

SES training

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

Just realized ive spent ten years sleeping under an asbestos ceiling thats cracked. RIP😩

[@rimazahid1814]

Hello there still alive ?

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

@@rimazahid1814 👻.No. Boo.

[@etherlords88]

I wouldn't pay a $1 if the house contained a single fiber of asbestos! I'd rather buy an open space and build my house from the scratch! And my god! Is there anything boomers didn't use asbestos with?

[@kapioskapiopoylos7338]

old comment but NO, water pipes, walls, roofs, cement, asphalt, acoustic and thermal insulators/panels, fences, a few high power vacuum tubes had it, brakes, gaskets, cables, clothing, curtains, table cloths, even fucking coffee mugs. And by the way they knew with scientific proof since the early 1930s. I have a feeling that visiting a 70s home is a almost guaranteed to cause asbestosis.

[@proasbestosremoval8102]

I loved it

[@Brandon-no3vc]

Why do you have to get it tested cant you see it?

[@joshuaberlin9419]

A lot of products were made with asbestos in them, and some, some, of them look a little similar to non-asbestos products. This makes it hard for people who can't tell the difference, to know whether their product is safe or not. So they can get their products in their house or car tested, which will tell them if it is or isn't asbestos.

[@cliffclof]

@11:55. It totally was her. 💯

[@titans-fx8dj]

9.18 thank you Sherlock…didn’t know that

[@MartinSlucutt]

If you write that as 9:18 with a colon, KZbin makes it a clickable link to that part of the video.

[@metallicarabbit]

why am i watching this? lol

[@pvultureb8341]

It's good to know about asbestos. Asbestos was banned only recently. You must be careful if you were to carry out any repair/installation/renovation etc. Wear mask with filters just in case.

[@chieftain8638]

Can anybody help me i pressure washed 7 asbestos roof tiles like that super 6 it was coverd in moss some of them crumbled when taken off the garage i did that in my backyard do i need to be woried i was kind of dirty of the moss and water from power washing

[@WorkSafeQueensland]

Hi Marijo There will likely be some asbestos debris on the ground where you cleaned the tiles. Some of the asbestos debris may be visible as a slurry like material and some of the debris will be invisible. The debris should be removed to protect you and your family. We recommend you engage an A class licensed asbestos removalist to clean up the debris and remove lawn in the area where you cleaned the tiles. A list of asbestos removalists can be found at www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/licensing-and-registrations/asbestos-removal-and-licensing Kind regards, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

[@gurjindersingh199]

Best thing to do in a renovation is to fully demolish and rebuild, a house that has asbestos is likely to have aluminum wiring, cast iron septic lines, and copper water lines

[@Nick-hj8bg]

What’s wrong with copper water lines

[@jacobsmith3417]

Agreed

[@hamemu1]

They seem pretty blase about asbestos in Qld.

[@maximumnoise78]

Its riddled with it. Just paint it and sell it.

[@SeriousSchitt]

I've made love to asbestos, now I'm just waiting for the lung cancer to manifest! :(

[@clashfan8857]

Praying for you I hope you don't get any illness ✝️✝️✝️

[@SeriousSchitt]

@@clashfan8857 Why thanks very much you, I really appreciate it. Have a nice day.

[@jaket5991]

Please try to be more positive. I've had mild exposure to it and done a hell load of research and it seems well under half of people exposed to it develop any kind of asbestos related disease as it's a lot down to luck and your genetics and other lifestyle choices (smoking etc) You will probably be fine!

[@SeriousSchitt]

@@jaket5991 Look, to be honest with you, I don't just sit here stewing about it, there's too many other things out there that'll kill me, the asbestos is just another thing that's there. I've just found out recently, that I may have been exposed to fiberglass inhalation every day at my place of work, for the past 13 years. Plus I've ridden my pushbike to and from work for the last 30 years, sucking in all those diesel particulates, asbestos brake linings etc, and I'm in my mid 50's now, so I've lived a reasonable life compared to some people, so whilst the news of a lung type cancer would shock me, it certainly wouldn't actually surprise me, if that makes sense? Thanks.

[@jaket5991]

@@SeriousSchitt yeah true. Everything in life is a risk. I panicked recently after finding out I may of been exposed but it seems there is a lot of scaremongering lawsuit videos trying to gain financial benefit from people suffering from asbestos diseases which is quite sad frankly. While asbestos is deadly serious, it seems it's very exaggerated in parts of the internet

[@rebirthofthecool5619]

I bet the kettle is made of asbestos in this house

[@xboxcrazee]

Holy golar…

[@simonsmashup]

what accent is it by the way lol?

[@pez.azure2024]

Its Australian lol

[@Hello-cn9jf]

@ tim lee. Actually, it was smart of her to get professional advice, putting her in good steed to take all necessary precautions to deal with it BEFORE commencing renovation work. The guy told her it was okay, her walls are sealed, the only "one-off" exposure was from the picture hangings, but the risk advised was minimal. It's the people who only realize later, after maybe ripping out walls etc, who have to live with the dread of contracting a deadly asbestos-related disease. She would not have gone in blind buying this house, she knew the potential hazards, thats why she called the expert out.

[@sydneyshinshi]

@@pez.azure2024 There was a scott in there as well I think