Grov wrote:

Now, I might be wrong, but I thought that this type of panel was not
necessarily asbestos based and that it would need testing to confirm
this? Secondly, as the panels are not disintegrating in any way, is it
safe to carefully remove "DIY" and if so what precautions should be
taken and how should it e disposed of?

Google the archives of this newsgroup with "asbestos" for all you never
wanted to know about this issue - it's been raised many times!

I think the only *definitive* way to tell whether it's the dangerous
type is to get a bloke in a space suit to come round and take samples
though.

David