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In common with most people who have replied, I'd say you need to be aware of legal and regulatory requirements, but the main thing is to be trained and aware of the varieties and risk levels of different types of asbestos and if at all possible just leave it alone. If it's not fluffy or friable and is just quietly sitting there in sheet form, the best thing is not to start doing things with it just because it's asbestos. Labelling, bagging, clarity and awareness can go a long way. Removing asbestos will usually require licensed contractors and get very expensive.
Cookers with asbestos rope door seals in the Gas Musuem collection were "bagged and tagged" in large plastic bags where disposal was not in keeping with the collecitons policy, as this was a method of encapsulating the problem at low cost, since no funds for removal were available. Those with asbestos sheet in good condition were only labelled.
The minor asbestos in the Daventry transmitter at the Science Museum was encapsulated by overpainting with Paraloid B (or similar) by the conservators, as I recall, and this struck me as a useful technique.
Regards,
JB
John Beckerson
Senior Curator
Black Country Living Museum
07502207873
On 22 January 2015 at 13:16, Smith, Rachel
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Dear All
We have a collection of gas cookers, some of which contain asbestos. We are currently trying to find out what our options are in terms of removing or sealing in the asbestos. I’d be interested to find out what other people have done, as we can’t be the only museum with this problem.
Any tips or recommendations gratefully received.
Many thanks
Rachel
Rachel Smith
Curator (Social History & World Cultures)
Economic Development
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Plymouth
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