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 Asbestos is a major killer in the UK but how much do you know about it? Try our Asbestos to find out how much you do know.

1. Asbestos is a man-made substance?      false
2. Asbestos related disease is the biggest industrial killer in Britain?  true
3. You can distinguish the type of asbestos by its colour.?   false           
4. There are 3 main types of asbestos blue, brown, white?   true
5. The common name for Crocidolite is Blue asbestos?    true
6. Name 2 areas where asbestos was used in domestic properties? Insulating board, Lagging, Soffits, Roof tiles, Rainwater pipes, Floor tiles, etc.
7. The risks associated with White asbestos are generally considered to be lower than the risks from brown or blue?      true
8. Amosite is a “serpentine” form of asbestos?     false
9. The legal “control limit” for white asbestos is 0.2 fibres per cm3 of air. false
10. Name one country where asbestos is still produced?  Canada, Russia, S. Africa
11. There is a known safe threshold level of fibre exposure?   false
12. Which country in the following list has the highest per capita incidence of cancers associated with asbestos? Australia
13. All importation and use of asbestos is now banned in the UK?  true
14. There is no duty to “manage “ asbestos in domestic properties?  true
15. What is “Grunerite” Blue, Brown or White asbestos? Brown
16. Insurance companies were refusing to sell asbestos workers life insurance as far back as :- 1918
17. Every week,  10, 15, 20, 25 tradesmen die from asbestos related disease? 20
18. Name three classes of occupation who are most at risk at present? Electricians, Plumbers, Joiners, Cable Layers, Painters & Decorators, Shop Fitters
    Demolition workers, etc.
19. The law does not require mandatory training for anyone liable to be exposed to asbestos fibres at work?        false
20. The worlds modern asbestos manufacturing industry started in Rochdale in:- 1874
21. State three factors that increase the risk of exposure to building workers?
22. Asbestos related diseases kill approximately,   1800, 2000, 3500, 4000 people in the UK annually.   4000
23. Everyone in Britain is being exposed to asbestos fibres present in the general environment?        true
24. Give 2 reasons why asbestos was used so extensively.  Fire resistance, insulating properties, low cost, readily available, easy to mix with other materials, ie; concrete, plastic etc.
25. If asbestos is found in public buildings it has to be removed?   false