Asbestos Awareness Video Training

Information About Asbestos
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History on Asbestos

The word asbestos is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The "miracle mineral" as it was referred to by the Greeks, was admired for it's soft and pliant properties, as well as it's ability to withstand heat. Asbestos was spun and woven into cloth in the same manner as cotton. It was also utilized for wicks in sacred lamps. Romans likewise recognized the properties of asbestos and it is thought that they cleaned asbestos tablecloths by throwing them into the fire.

From the time of the Greeks and Romans in the first century, until it's re-emergence in the 18th century, asbestos recieved little attention or use. It was not available in large amounts until extensive deposits were discovered in Canada in hte late 1800s. Following this discovery, asbestos emerged as an insulating component in thermal system insulation for boilers, pipes, and other high temperature applications as well as a reinforcement material for a variety of other products such as floor tile, cement, felts, plaster, etc.