On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 16:37:52 +0100, "David"
wrote:


Given that the OP says the ceiling has already been damaged are you saying
that the HSE advice is to then leave it in that state?

Of course not.

or just paper over the problem and forget about it.

If the damage is slight and that repair is cosmetically acceptable
that might be perfectly reasonable. It's not really different from
any ceiling repair.

While I've not read up on this I
would have thought the position would be if its not been disturbed leave it
alone, but once there is the slightest potential of increased exposure

Everyone breathes this stuff every single day.

then
the HSE would tend to err on the side of caution and advise removal.

The H&SE wouldn't be in the slightest bit interested although a good
few empires there (and jobs after retirement) have been built on this
substance.

Givn the uncertainty over exposure limits and time takem for illness to show
itself I guess they would have to cover their own arse as well. when
advising on something like

If asked they probably would, for exactly the papered posterior
reason you stated.


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