
*Talcum Powder: There have been instances of talcum powder being contaminated with tremolite asbestos fibres, as talc deposits are frequently found near sources of tremolite.
Stay informed, thousands of consumer products (both past and present) could potentially contain asbestos; following is a list of available items known to have included it.
This list is not exhaustive.
Acoustic Thermal insulation
Acrylic Roofmg (Alsynite) etc
Adhesives and cement
Air Cell
Air Conditioning Ducts was sprayed in Army masks during the war.
Asbestos Blankets
Asbestos Cloth/textiles
Asbestos-containing Spray
Asbestos Linings
Asbestos Paint
Asbestos Paper
Asbestos Protective Clothing - Worn by Fire Fighters & Racing Car Drivers.
Asbestos Rope, Braiding & Wick
Asbestos Sheeting
Asbestos Tape or Thread
Asphalt Products, including tile sundries
Automotive, Truck & Marine Products -including brake linings, pads and shoes, brake blocks, clutch materials, transmission components, gasket materials, shock absorbers.
Boilers (Refractory Products) - furnaces, clays
Brake Linings & Pads
Brake Pads & Shoes
Caulking Compounds and Coatings
Ceiling Panels, tiles and related sundries
Ceilings & Decorative Ceilings
Cement
Cement Products, including cement, mortar, board, flooring, panels, pipe, Flat & corrugated sheet, siding, shingles, stucco
Cement Walls, Fibro Sheeting
Ceramic or Paint Fillers
Cigarette Filters
Clays (Refractory Products) Boilers, Kilns, Furnaces, etc.
Clothing
Clutch Facings
Clutch Linings & Gaskets in cars
Clutch Materials
Commercial or Industrial Machines and components, including brake linings, clutch facings, thermal insulations, transmission components, gaskets.
Coatings - Mastic and Sealing Products.
Compressed Asbestos gaskets and high stress seals.
Concrete
Corrugated Sheet
Curtains (Fire proof)
Detackifying/ Demolding Agents
Diving Helmets
Dry Wall Joint Treatment Products - including Joint Compound, Joint Cement, Joint Treatment, Joint Sealant, Caulking Compounds.
Electrical Meter Panels (Power Panels)
Fibre Glass
Fibro sheeting
Fillers for painting
Finger Nails (Fibre Glass)
Finishing
Fire Retardant Gypsum Board, Lath, Finishing & Taping.
Firemen’s Clothing
Firemen’s Masks
Fireproofing products
Flashings
Flat & Corrugated Sheeting
Floor coating (paint products)
Flooring
Furnaces
Gaskets, Sheet Packing, and Moulded Products.
Glues
Gypsum Products - Fire Retardant Gypsum Board, Lath, Finishing & Taping Compounds
High Stress Seals (Compressed Seals) - Compressed Asbestos.
Industrial & Commercial Machinery
Insulating Tape
Insulation in ceilings or roof
Lath
Lino
Magnesia (85%)
Marine Products
Masks of firemen
Masks during the war
Mastics, as well as coating and sealant products.
Millboard, Rollboard, and Mineral Wool Board.
Mineral Wool Board
Moulded Products
Mortar
Oven Mittens
Paint Fillers
Paint Products - Roof Coating, Floor Coating
Paints sprayed on walls & ceilings also decorative ceilings
Panels
Phenolic or Plastic Resins
Pipe Covering, Pipe Wrap, Cement, Block Insulation, Spray & Sundries (Thermal Insulation)
Pipe Insulation
Pipes Pipes (concrete)
Plaster & Plaster Products
Plastic Resins or (Phenolic Resins)
Plumbing & Joint Sealant
Powerboards (Electrical Meter Panels)
Racing Helmets
Refractory Products, including Clays, Cements, Shapes, Blocks to Build, Insulate, or Steel Structures subjected to high heat such as Boilers, Furnaces/Kilns
Resilient Floor Covering Products - including Cements, Coatings, Felts, Deckings, Flashings, Paints, Shingles
Rollboard, Mineral Wool Board, Millboard
Roof Coating, Floor Coating (Paint)
Sheet Packing, Gaskets, Moulded Products
Shingles
Ships
Shock Absorbers
Siding
Simmer Mats for putting under the saucepans on stoves.
Spackle & Spackling Compound
Stoves - in the linings
Stucco
Talcum Powder
Thermal & Acoustic insulation
Tiles
Transmission Materials
Truck Products
Waterpipes
Window sashes
Work Gloves.
This list is not exhaustive.
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Acoustical Products - Spray & TileAcoustic Thermal insulation
Acrylic Roofmg (Alsynite) etc
Adhesives and cement
Air Cell
Air Conditioning Ducts was sprayed in Army masks during the war.
Asbestos Blankets
Asbestos Cloth/textiles
Asbestos-containing Spray
Asbestos Linings
Asbestos Paint
Asbestos Paper
Asbestos Protective Clothing - Worn by Fire Fighters & Racing Car Drivers.
Asbestos Rope, Braiding & Wick
Asbestos Sheeting
Asbestos Tape or Thread
Asphalt Products, including tile sundries
Automotive, Truck & Marine Products -including brake linings, pads and shoes, brake blocks, clutch materials, transmission components, gasket materials, shock absorbers.
B
BoardBoilers (Refractory Products) - furnaces, clays
Brake Linings & Pads
Brake Pads & Shoes
C
CarpetsCaulking Compounds and Coatings
Ceiling Panels, tiles and related sundries
Ceilings & Decorative Ceilings
Cement
Cement Products, including cement, mortar, board, flooring, panels, pipe, Flat & corrugated sheet, siding, shingles, stucco
Cement Walls, Fibro Sheeting
Ceramic or Paint Fillers
Cigarette Filters
Clays (Refractory Products) Boilers, Kilns, Furnaces, etc.
Clothing
Clutch Facings
Clutch Linings & Gaskets in cars
Clutch Materials
Commercial or Industrial Machines and components, including brake linings, clutch facings, thermal insulations, transmission components, gaskets.
Coatings - Mastic and Sealing Products.
Compressed Asbestos gaskets and high stress seals.
Concrete
Corrugated Sheet
Curtains (Fire proof)
D
DeckingsDetackifying/ Demolding Agents
Diving Helmets
Dry Wall Joint Treatment Products - including Joint Compound, Joint Cement, Joint Treatment, Joint Sealant, Caulking Compounds.
E
Eaves of housesElectrical Meter Panels (Power Panels)
F
FeltsFibre Glass
Fibro sheeting
Fillers for painting
Finger Nails (Fibre Glass)
Finishing
Fire Retardant Gypsum Board, Lath, Finishing & Taping.
Firemen’s Clothing
Firemen’s Masks
Fireproofing products
Flashings
Flat & Corrugated Sheeting
Floor coating (paint products)
Flooring
Furnaces
G
Gas Masks - during the warGaskets, Sheet Packing, and Moulded Products.
Glues
Gypsum Products - Fire Retardant Gypsum Board, Lath, Finishing & Taping Compounds
H-I
Hair DryersHigh Stress Seals (Compressed Seals) - Compressed Asbestos.
Industrial & Commercial Machinery
Insulating Tape
Insulation in ceilings or roof
J-L
Joint Treatment Products - See Dry Wall Joint Treatments.Lath
Lino
M
Machines Industrial & ComponentsMagnesia (85%)
Marine Products
Masks of firemen
Masks during the war
Mastics, as well as coating and sealant products.
Millboard, Rollboard, and Mineral Wool Board.
Mineral Wool Board
Moulded Products
Mortar
N-O
Navy shipsOven Mittens
P
PaintPaint Fillers
Paint Products - Roof Coating, Floor Coating
Paints sprayed on walls & ceilings also decorative ceilings
Panels
Phenolic or Plastic Resins
Pipe Covering, Pipe Wrap, Cement, Block Insulation, Spray & Sundries (Thermal Insulation)
Pipe Insulation
Pipes Pipes (concrete)
Plaster & Plaster Products
Plastic Resins or (Phenolic Resins)
Plumbing & Joint Sealant
Powerboards (Electrical Meter Panels)
R
Racing Car Drivers’ ClothingRacing Helmets
Refractory Products, including Clays, Cements, Shapes, Blocks to Build, Insulate, or Steel Structures subjected to high heat such as Boilers, Furnaces/Kilns
Resilient Floor Covering Products - including Cements, Coatings, Felts, Deckings, Flashings, Paints, Shingles
Rollboard, Mineral Wool Board, Millboard
Roof Coating, Floor Coating (Paint)
S
Sealing Mastics Products Shapes (Refractory Products) Clays, Cements, Blocks Used to Build, Boilers, Furnaces and KilnsSheet Packing, Gaskets, Moulded Products
Shingles
Ships
Shock Absorbers
Siding
Simmer Mats for putting under the saucepans on stoves.
Spackle & Spackling Compound
Stoves - in the linings
Stucco
T
Taping CompoundsTalcum Powder
Thermal & Acoustic insulation
Tiles
Transmission Materials
Truck Products
W
Wall Linings of Train Carriages, Planes, ShipsWaterpipes
Window sashes
Work Gloves.