How can I identify asbestos?

It can be difficult to identify asbestos, as it is often mixed with other materials.

The UKATA Asbestos Gallery shows a number of common materials that contain asbestos.

There are over 4,000 products that contain asbestos and therefore, the only way to identify asbestos is for a sample to be taken by a competent person and analysed by a UKAS Laboratory.

If you are unsure that a material contains asbestos, you must presume it does.