Asbestos can be found in any industrial or residential building built or refurbished before the year 2000.
It is in many of the common materials used in the building trade that you may come across during your work.
We have a page with photographs showing locations of asbestos and actions to take[1].
There is also guidance on why asbestos is dangerous and where it can be found[2].
Inside
A. asbestos insulating board (AIB) around boiler
B. toilet cistern
C. vinyl floor tiles backed with asbestos paper and bitumen adhesive
D. AIB or asbestos cement bath panels
E. AIB ceiling tiles
F. AIB airing cupboard and/or sprayed insulation coating boiler
G. pipe lagging
H. AIB partition wall
I. asbestos cement water tank
J. AIB behind fuse box
K. textured decorative coating, for example Artex
L. loose fill insulation
M. AIB behind fire
N. AIB or asbestos cement interior window panel
Outside
1. AIB or asbestos cement soffits and fascias
2. roofing felt
3. asbestos cement roof tiles/slates
4. asbestos cement panels
5. profiled asbestos cement sheeting
6. AIB or asbestos cement exterior window panel
7. gutters and asbestos cement downpipes
Posters
These diagrams are also available as priced posters from HSE Books. They will make workers, building owners, landlords, employers or those responsible for building maintenance aware of where asbestos can be found in buildings: