[chbot] Meeting Reminder: Monday 16 September 2013 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm

[William Fleete]

Not sure if it has asbestos I think it was a relatively modern iron with a cloth sheathed cord and plastic wires. And it probably has something like twine to make the cord more round

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On 16/09/2013, at 14:37, Volker Kuhlmann <list0570 at paradise.net.nz> wrote:

> On Mon 16 Sep 2013 14:16:47 NZST +1200, Charles Manning wrote:
> 
>>> How does one check those cords for asbestos?
>> 
>> Easy. You just don't worry about such a tiny amount of asbestos.
> 
> Uhhm, I'm not sure about that one. IIRC there are no minimum safe
> exposure levels set for asbestos because even tiny amounts have been
> shown to be carcenogenic.
> 
> There are minimum acceptable levels set for mercury. Its problem
> potential increases with accumulated tissue concentration.
> 
> Volker
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