Where are asbestos gaskets and seals found?
In flanged pipe joints, boilers, pumps, valves and old plant across industrial sites — plus rope seals around boiler and flue doors in commercial and domestic settings. Any plant installed before 2000 can still carry them.
Can maintenance staff replace asbestos gaskets?
Removing a compressed asbestos fibre gasket intact is defined lower-risk work with the right training and controls, but scraping, wire-brushing or grinding old gasket faces is not — that’s where fibre release happens. When in doubt, hand it to us.
Do gaskets need to be removed before plant is scrapped?
Yes — plant going for scrap or refurbishment should have asbestos gaskets, ropes and seals identified and removed first, with consignment notes to match. We strip them as part of decommissioning works.
