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14 Aug 2011 15:25 #11 by Denis
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Asbestos Warning ?

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14 Aug 2011 16:11 #12 by canberra
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When were the problems first realised with asbestos? I dont think they would have been in force during wwii, after all there was asbestos in gas masks. It could be a warning to use crawling board on the roof.

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14 Aug 2011 16:17 #13 by ricasso
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Asbestos Warning ?

as an aside, when did health concerns over Asbestos become known?

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14 Aug 2011 17:41 #14 by canberra
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Just looked on wikipedia and it was as early as 1924, though it wasnt until 1932 that anything was really done. So why were all these buildings made from asbestos then!?

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14 Aug 2011 18:06 #15 by Denis
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No other available cheap mass produced roofing materials?.. Of course this is all hypothetical:)

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14 Aug 2011 18:15 #16 by canberra
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Your probably righjt, metal was needed for aircraft and tanks.

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14 Aug 2011 19:08 #17 by Peter Kirk
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I think the building material was no more dangerous than cement. It is the insulation material that is dangerous.
Cement can be dangerous though, especially breathing the dust in and get wet cement in your eyes.
No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)

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14 Aug 2011 20:29 #18 by kebecker
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I was thinking fragile roof, but thats a 80s elf an safety thing?

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14 Aug 2011 21:15 #19 by P Bellamy
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Gas warning triangle recently found on a wartime airfield:

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May be relevant, may not.

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PB
Paul Bellamy

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15 Aug 2011 02:53 #20 by PETERTHEEATER
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Assuming the Post 1 huts are WW2 vintage then gas warning panels is almost certainly the answer.

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