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You can omit "gissar" in the above post. It's tretex. Free from asbestos.
In walls and ceilings around boiler rooms with an original oil furnace, one can find asbestos sheets to improve fire protection, as well as against attached garages. Otherwise, no one scattered asbestos-containing materials just anyhow because it cost money, meaning it was used when it truly was beneficial, but not otherwise.
Also, one shouldn't be afraid of single exposures to asbestos either.
Also, one shouldn't be afraid of single exposures to asbestos either.
Green-tinted, then it is stone wool. (Glass wool is yellow.) It is relatively harmless. It is the handling of them that releases loose particles in the air that irritate the throat. There is no evidence that it is harmful, and yet many construction workers have handled them daily for more than 50 years. However, it is recommended to use some form of respiratory protection, (and full-cover clothing). I personally use simple cheap disposable filters/respiratory protection. They are not as effective as proper filters for the purpose in a half-mask, but you still notice a big difference compared to no protection at all. For those of us who only handle insulation a few times in our lives, it's not a problem. (Protection levels and equipment that may be mentioned in safety data sheets are intended for those who work with the products 8 hours/day, year in and year out.)
So, not dangerous, just unpleasant to handle.
So, not dangerous, just unpleasant to handle.