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any doubt, advice should be sought from
a person with knowledge and experience in dealing with asbestos.
Gaskets reinforced with asbestos were once used extensively in plant and equipment exposed to high temperatures and/or pressures. These gaskets were typically used between the flanges of pipes.
Asbestos rope was often used for lagging pipes and valves and for sealing hatches. It is likely that the asbestos in gaskets and rope from plant and equipment will be friable. When removing gaskets and rope seals:
    * ensure the plant or equipment is shut down and isolated
    * dismantle the equipment carefully. Protect any other components with plastic sheeting
    * ensure the plant and equipment has been made safe (pipework emptied, electrical supply isolated and equipment shutdown, etc.)
    * unbolt or unscrew the flange or dismantle the equipment
    * once accessible, dampen the asbestos with a fine water mist or similar. Continue dampening the asbestos as more of it is exposed/accessible
    * ease the gasket or rope seal away with the scraper and place into the waste container positioned directly beside/beneath it. Keep the area damp and scrape away any residue
    * consider using an industrial vacuum cleaner fitted with a HEPA filter while scraping.
Personal decontamination must be carried out in accordance with the WHS Regulations and this Code.

Removal of pipe lagging using a glove bag (small section)
Asbestos was widely used to insulate pipes, boilers and heat exchangers.
There are several types and forms of insulation, often with multi-layer construction. Pre-formed sections of asbestos insulation were made to fit the diameter of the pipe. These would be strapped on and calico-wrapped and sometimes painted (for example, 'Decadex' finish) or sealed with a hard plaster (often asbestos-containing) to protect against knocks and abrasion. Other types of asbestos-containing felts, blankets, tapes, ropes and corrugated papers were also used. For bends and joins, ensure the plant and equipment has been made safe (for example, pipework emptied, electrical supply isolated and equipment shut down).
Set-up/attach the glove bag and perform the removal work as described in this Code. Remove and dispose of waste according to the relevant sections of this Code.
Personal decontamination must be carried out in accordance with the WHS Regulations and this Code.

Fire retardant material
These are normally homogeneous coatings sprayed or trowelled onto reinforced concrete or steel columns or beams as fireproofing. Sprays were also commonly used on the underside of ceilings for fireproofing and sound and thermal insulation in many high-rise premises. Warehouses and factories commonly had sprayed asbestos applied to walls, ceilings and metal support structures for fireproofing.
Some fire doors contained loose asbestos insulation sandwiched between the wooden or metal facings to give them the appropriate fire