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Default does a diebold R-5425 data-safe have asbestos

In article s.com,
Environova wrote:

replying to Ignoramus4354 , Environova wrote:
ignoramus4354 wrote:

Let me know what you find out, I also have a diebold data safe that I
mean to offer for sale.
I believe that they all use drywall type material instead of
asbestos. Drywall gypsum has better heat resistance, because it can
absorb a lot of heat while thermally disintegrating. It does not
really need asbestos.
i



I finally found a phone number that works. Diebold says (according to
their legal department) they never knowingly used asbestos in their
products, but if your going to scrap the item, proceed as if asbestos is
present.


That's a non-answer. Actually they do know if asbestos was an
ingredient in the insulating plaster. What they don't know is how much
asbestos came in other ingredients.

When I was selling a house many years back, the buyer's broker wanted
me to certify that the house had no UFFI in the walls. I declined to
sign, because while I had seen no UFFI, I had and did not plan to open
up all the walls and inspect for UFFI. Legally, my answer was
"unknown", and there is no legal duty to investigate. The broker
backed down.

Joe Gwinn