Asbestos rope seals were very forgiving in terms of fit, but they were discontinued in the mid-1990s, and the initial non-asbestos replacements that followed were very difficult to trim and did a ...

Here's what he had to say: "Rope seals were once made from asbestos, but in the 1980s the fallout from asbestos lawsuits caused the automotive industry to seek alternatives, and by 1997 the ...

The full engineering report by Davies Langdon and Everest revealed this week that fraying asbestos rope seals in the ventilation system could have led to asbestos being blown into the pool area.

floor coverings and asbestos sprayed coatings. ACMs such as gaskets and rope seals can also be found within old plant and equipment such as industrial ovens and pipework. Asbestos exposures caused by ...