What material is this?

[olawibergh]

Hello! I am a temporary summer worker at a company. We received an order to pick up a bunch of panels from the emergency department that they used for a temporary corona building. We don't know what material this is. When we were at the dump, we heard from some 'knowledgeable' people that it should be eternit and disposed of in a special section. When we got there, they said it's minerit, but they still seemed uncertain. Does anyone here know?

 

[13th Marine]

If it was used for a temporary building from 2020 at the earliest, it is not asbestos, but fiber cement.

 

[Stefan N]

Asbestos has not been sold for 50 years, so it being useful during the epidemic sounds quite unlikely. It's guaranteed to be minerit or cemberit, for example.

 

[olawibergh]

Asbestos hasn't been sold for 50 years, so the idea that it would come in handy during the epidemic sounds pretty unlikely. It's surely minerit or cemberit, for example.

Is it permissible to work with it without protection?

 

[fribygg]

Can you work with it without protection?

Minerit, i.e. fiber cement, is not dangerous, maybe you can sell or use the boards that are intact for some of your own construction projects?

 

[olawibergh]

We just spoke with some people at Syvsav who told us that we are not allowed to work with minerit. Training is required and everything should be wrapped in plastic. Is this correct?

 

[Dilato]

We just talked to some people at Syvsav who said we can't work with minerit. Training is required and everything must be wrapped in plastic. Is this true?

No, that's not true.
Minerit is fiber cement used everywhere today and is harmless.
But Sysav seems to have their own view where they consider that

Minerit and Cembonit are examples of asbestos-like waste treated the same way as asbestos and eternit.

https://www.sysav.se/privat/sorteringsguiden-for-hushall/kategori/asbesthaltigt-avfall

 

[fribygg]

We just talked to some people at Syvsav who told us that we are not allowed to work with minerit. It requires training, and everything has to be plastic-wrapped. Is this true?

Check with the manufacturer of the product instead, as far as I know, fibercement is considered harmless (apart from the risk of silicosis if cutting a lot of material without sufficient ventilation during new production)

 

[Dilato]

Wiki

Fiber cement board contains portland cement, cellulose fibers, recycled paper, and mineral filler.
The facade panel also contains polypropylene fibers.

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibercementskiva

 

[MultiMan]

There is a whole group in society today that is terrified of microplastics, so when you mention polypropylene fibers, the asbestos bells surely ring. It could be absolutely daaaangerous!

 

[fribygg]

Hello! I am a temporary summer worker at a company. We have received an order to pick up a bunch of boards from the emergency room that they used for a temporary corona building. We don't know what material this is. When we were at the dump, we heard from some 'experts' that it was supposed to be asbestos and should be disposed of in a special section. When we got there, they said it was minerit, but they still seemed uncertain. Does anyone here know?

Mtrl minerit is excellent for example for subfloor boards, can also work well for a chicken coop or similar since it is smooth and moisture-resistant, use mtrl or sell the whole boards on blocket!

It could be really daaangerous!

Life is dangerous as far as I know, the mortality rate is 100% regardless of minerit or not.