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NameAsbestos Rope
CaptionAsbestos containing rope packing on brick walls
LocationCommercial
SourceSafeWork NSW
Image Id103
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NameAsbestos containing rope
CaptionAsbestos containing fibrous rope as padding between bracket and pipework
LocationPlant
SourceSafeWork NSW
Image Id123
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NameAsbestos containing rope & gaskets
CaptionAsbestos containing fibrous rope as padding between bracket and pipework and gaskets
LocationPlant
SourceSafeWork NSW
Image Id124

Asbestos Rope

Product description

Soft flexible rope usually fitted in the door, lid, and hatch recess to seal the associated enclosure/box.The rope seal becomes quite hard with the age. Can be found in 100A Wilco power outlets, 11kV OCB contactor boxes and other boxes where a heat resistance seal is required.


Also used as packing / padding material around pipes.
Product type Textiles
Sub-Product type
Trading name(s)
Other name(s) Asbestos seal, door seal, asbestos packing rope
Build element Electricity supply, plumbing
Product identification
The rope seal can range in colours from white through grey to brown. Asbestos-containing rope seals are not easily distinguished visually from seals that are asbestos-free and tests have shown out of all known (104) 100A Wilco power outlets 10 per cent were non asbestos.
Known uses Hatch recess sealant, padding and packing
Asbestos fibre type
Friable or Non-Friable Friable
Known Supplier(s)
Known place of manufacture
Date / period of manufacture Pre 1987
Building construction period 1941-1950,1951-1960,1961-1970,1970-1980,1981-1990
Location Commercial
  • Electrical
  • Plant
  • Plumbing
  • Rope
Industrial
  • Electrical
  • Plant
  • Plumbing
  • Rope
Plant

     

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    NameFire Cabinet with asbestos rope
    CaptionCloth linings can be found around material that may require thermal insulation such as this fire cabinet.
    LocationDomestic home
    SourceSafe Environments
    Image Id299
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    NameAsbestos rope around oven door
    CaptionAsbestos Rope used to seal in heat on oven.
    LocationDomestic home
    SourcePrensa
    Image Id374

     

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