Hello my Name is Brian Sketcher and I plan on running excerpts from my lastest book “Electricians Guide To Asbestos” in this series of blogs. This book is available in printed, mobi(kindle) epub or pdf for “i” devices or android devices from...

Asbestos in Mulch

Happy New Year Once again asbestos has been found in mulch. This was in early December in Gladstone. Building material and building site recycling is  a good thing but people must stop and consider what they area recycling…….. is it or does it have...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of you out there and hope you have a happy and Safe Christmas and New Years. I’ve already had queries from people doing a quick bathroom reno on their xmas break about “is that asbestos” well the answer is if it was built pre...

High School Asbestos

How many of you were exposed to asbestos at high school? Lets see in my high school which was new in 1979 it was completely clad in unpainted asbestos cement sheeting. Then there’s the asbestos desks in science, chemistry and tech studies. If you went to an...

Asbestos Pits

Once again evidence of not up to scratch asbestos pits removal have been found in the Morayfield Caboolture Area North of Brisbane. Remember these pits are not just used for telecommunication work but also electrical and traffic light signal pits so they are...