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NameAsbestos banaged cables
CaptionAsbestos banaged cables in switch room.
LocationPlant
SourceEssential Energy
Image Id241

Asbestos Covered Cables

Product description

Asbestos covering on electrical cables for heat resistance.



Asbestos bandaged cable is typically located in switch roomsand switchyards of some zone and sub-transmission substations, underground andchamber distribution substations, as well as in cable basements and cable pits.Typical locations include high voltage cables at transformers, high voltagecables at switchgear, switchgear - transformer cables and low voltage cables atfeeder panels which are typically found as a bituminous covered fibrousbandage.


Product type Electrical Insulation
Sub-Product type
Trading name(s)
Other name(s) Bandaged cables
Build element Electricity, supply, construction, construction services,
Product identification

Typical locations include high voltage cables at transformers, high voltage cables at switchgear, switchgear - transformer cables and low voltage cables at feeder panels which are typically found as a bituminous covered fibrous bandage.

Known uses

Asbestos covering on electrical cables for heat resistance. Typical locations include high voltage cables at transformers, high voltage cables at switchgear, switchgear - transformer cables and low voltage cables at feeder panels which are typically found as a bituminous covered fibrous bandage.

Asbestos fibre type Chrysotile (white asbestos)
Friable or Non-Friable Friable
Known Supplier(s)
Known place of manufacture
Date / period of manufacture Pre 1987
Building construction period 1931-1940,1941-1950,1951-1960,1961-1970,1970-1980,1981-1990
Location Commercial
  • Electrical
Industrial
  • Electrical
Plant
      Other Public

     

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