Horse****. Nobody, but nobody, has ever gotten sick from a commercial
asbestos product. Not brake shoes, not insulation, certainly not floor
tile. The hazard associated with asbestos is in MINING it. Over many
years.

I tend to agree up to a point.
Asbestos insulation does pose a risk as it is so friable when disturbed.
The fibers are so fine that they can be inhaled and are listed as a
cancer-causing product.
The other sources of asbestos are really not a risk at all and of course
that's why they are NOT listed as needing a permit to remove. (Only the
friable types of asbestos are dangerous.)