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Louis Botha Snr on the
job.
The Director of Cape
Asbestos Removals takes personal interest in every customer and task at
hand.
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Louis Botha Jnr
Both father and son
take a hands-on approach to their vocation. Louis jnr here points
to a container covered with asbestos.
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Here we see a roof beam
which was originally covered with asbestos. The asbestos has since
deteriorated and dropped from the beam. This is asbestos in it's
most dangerous form. The dust from the deteriorated asbestos will
drift downwards into the factory and pose a serious health threat. |
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Here we see asbestos
which has dislodged itself from a container within a
factory. |
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A close-up of the
asbestos which has now become exceedingly dangerous. |
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Here is a very
interesting situation.
This is one of the
inner decks of a ship which was originally insulated with
asbestos. Eventually the floor sheeting dislodged itself and when
it was lifted, our asbestos inspectors found very friable asbestos
beneath the surface. The white spot on the floor is a dead
give-away
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A close-up of the
damaged inner deck.
The blue lighter
provides dimension to the damaged area.
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Can you spot the very
dangerous crocidolyte (blue asbestos) lurking beneath the damaged
surface of this container? |
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Our experts have things
under control.
Before asbestos is
removed, the area is sealed off with negative pressure on the inside of
the structure. Air pressure is carefully regulated so as not
to allow asbestos fibres leaving the structure being repaired.
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Protection is the
keyword.
Here a skilled worker
is busy removing asbestos. To prevent fibres from drifting off, he
keeps a vacuum cleaner handy to catch the stray critters. |
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Here we see a welder
fitting studs to a structure which would ultimately hold the new
effective and much safer MMMF material. |
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Cape
Asbestos Removals 
