There are only two ways to know if your fireproof safe contains asbestos.
The only way to know for certain if cement siding contains asbestos is to have a small sample tested by a qualified laboratory.
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I don't know why don't you tell me? huh?
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The only way to know if a building material contains asbestos is to have it tested.
The only way to know for certain if cement siding contains asbestos is to have a small sample tested by a qualified laboratory.
Asbestos products have a very wide range of appearances. It is not possible to tell by simply looking at it whether a particular item contains asbestos or is a modern, version of the same product and does not contain asbestos. The only way to tell, if you don't know the construction history details, is to have a sample tested by a qualified laboratory.
Here's a good vendor online: http://www.safetyfile.com/catalog/fireproof-safes-for-data They're basically fireproof safes that need a digital password to open them.
I don't know what asbestos testing is. Can somebody tell me more about it?
The only way to tell for certain whether a corrugated paper or concrete material contains asbestos is to have a small sample analyzed by a qualified lab. However, if you know something about the history of the material (when it was manufactured, what company made it, when it was applied and for what purpose) you may be able to make some useful guesses.
If you're wanting someone to come test for asbestos, I would suggest going to www.epa.gov/asbestos/. There they tell you everything you need to know about asbestos and where you can locate a laboratory to test for it.
The only way to tell whether a gasket has asbestos or not is to have it sampled by a qualified person and analysed in a qualified laboratory.
Sherwood Baptist Church, the home of the studio that made Fireproof, is currently selling them. I'll put a link to that product below.
Check the roof for asbestos marking or the packing that it came in. If you are still trying to figure out if there is asbestos, call the manufacturer and they can give you details.
I set light to a piece of plasterboard to see if it was asbestos - but it burned easily so I assume it wasn't.
To determine if a house has asbestos, you can hire a certified asbestos inspector to conduct an inspection and take samples for testing. Asbestos can be found in various building materials such as insulation, flooring, and ceiling tiles. It's important to not disturb any suspected asbestos-containing materials until they have been properly tested.