Asbestos Sampling

Any building constructed before the year 2000 could contain asbestos. When asbestos is disturbed the fibres can be inhaled into the lungs and can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and a particularly aggressive cancer called Mesothelioma. These diseases cause up to 4,000 deaths a year in the UK alone, and is the greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK.

Asbestos can be found in:

• asbestos cement products, such as roof tiles and panelling
• textured coatings
• floor tiles, textiles (e.g. old fire blankets) and composites
• sprayed coatings on ceilings, walls and beams/columns
• asbestos insulating board
• lagging around boilers and pipework
• loose asbestos in ceiling or floor cavity

The use of static asbestos sampling or monitoring equipment is necessary for asbestos measurement when going through the asbestos removing process, and when accessing a site for reoccupation. In this situation the Asbestos sampling heads are used with the Flite4 sample pump, fitted with the sampling mast (as shown).

The sampling heads use 25 mm gridded filters.

SKC also supply an Acetone Vapouriser, which is used to clear the filter (render the filter transparent) to enable the fibres to be more easily seen for analysis.

Asbestos Sampling Heads

Description	Pack Size	Part Number
Asbestos Sampling Head, 25 mm, plastic cowl	Each	225-54
Asbestos Sampling Head, 25 mm, aluminium cowl	Each	225-54A

Accessories

Description	Pack Size	Part Number
Mixed Cellulose Ester (MCE) gridded filter, 25 mm 0.8 µm	100	225-1913
Calibration Adaptor, for cowled asbestos head	Each	391-05
Rigid Aluminium Sampling Mast – two piece, 1 m high, for use with the Flite 3 Sampling Pump	Each	901-213
Rigid Aluminium Sampling Mast – four piece, 1 m high, for use with the Flite 3 Sampling Pump	Each	901-214
Hosetail Adaptor for 901-213 and 901-214 Sampling Masts	Each	901-215
Acetone Vapouriser with 3-pin UK Plug	Each	714C
Acetone Vapouriser with 2-pin Euro Plug	Each	714B