| duction: | | | | Five steps of protection are helpful to prevent |
| Asbestos rooftile is basically an Asbstos | | | | asbestos fiber release during removal of asbestos |
| contaminated roofing material. It is made up of | | | | roof tile. At the first step, roofing materials must |
| natural minerals that are fiberous in | | | | be mixed with non-friable materials (tar, pitch, |
| nature.Fiberous quality of Asbestos was | | | | asphalt). This mixing hardens the asbestos fibers, |
| considered useful in various building materials. For | | | | prevents their release, and avoids inhalation. The |
| example—Pipe insulation,floortile, and | | | | second step includes the safe methods of |
| fireproofing. Other roofing products such as | | | | removal wherein only hand made tools like |
| shingles,tars,pitch and roof tiles were also | | | | shovels and hammers are used to strip the |
| prepared with the help of asbestos. | | | | roofing material from the building. Third step |
| Dangers of Asbestos Roof Tile: | | | | recommends that asbestos should be made wet |
| Asbestos roof tile are hazardous for health | | | | before disturbing it. Fourth step of protection |
| because asbestos particles released from the tiles | | | | covers how the materials are handled during and |
| could cause respiratory health hazards.These | | | | after removal. Fifth step says that workers |
| health hazards occur when respirable fibres are | | | | removing the roofing materials should be trained |
| released into the air and then inhaled in your body. | | | | and certified in accordance with an EPA |
| Materials that contains Asbestos are divided into | | | | recognized training program. |
| two categories— Friable (able to be | | | | Regulations for Asbestos Roof tile Removal: |
| reduced to a powder by hand pressure) and | | | | According to OSHA regulations all persons working |
| non-friable . Usage of Non–Friable asbestos | | | | with asbestos containing materials should wear |
| containing materials is not that harmful because , | | | | respiratory and other personal protection |
| they do not release dangerous asbetos fiber into | | | | equipment during the removal process. There are |
| the air. This class of materials does not relase | | | | diffrent state and even federal regulations that |
| fibers unless you impact them mechanically with | | | | regulate the removal of asbetsos roof tiles and |
| the help of tools, drills and saws. | | | | other asbestops containing materials. |
| Protection Steps: | | | | |