Hi,

Having renovation done and when builders cut through plastic soft fit yesterday in two places for block work to go up on second storey with jig saw turns out there was a thin cement board on the underside, I was in garden watching as discussing project with builder, the builder then dropped the soft fit into the dumper about 4 metres away from me and load of dust came up - mainly from dust/debris that was already in dumper. It was only afterwards main builder looked at soft fit in dumper and said mmm that could be an asbestos cement board that the soft fit was siliconed to. Is about 7mm thick and 50cm across.

No one was masked at that point as was not expected. Took a double bagged sample of the board to local testing place and came back as Chrysotile asbestos.

Initally was worried I had breathed some in but as I was outside would have been a small amount (appreciate even a small amount isn't considered safe) but was reasonably relaxed about it.  The thing that is really worrying me and I will never forgive myself for is that when I went in I didn't change clothes or shower, no idea what I was thinking but was pretty stressed by it all, later on I then proceded to take both youbng children to bed with lots of hugs and sitting on bed, it is only now after reading some more info realise is can stay on clothes, my body area would have presented a much larger area for fibres to gather.  To say I am stressed is an understatement, literally having what feels like first ever panic attacks at thought that have put my kids at risk.

I am going out of my mind, really not sure how to move on, feel like just ben given a life curse of worry about my childrens health.  Sorry for long post and appreciate many people on this forum will be going through far worse for themselves and loved ones but not sure where else to go as seemed a good forum for such discussion.

Any thoughts would greatly help.  Have read lots and guess no definitive answer, some places say even a tiny amount for wrong person or young child is enough to cause harm, other sites say daily exposure for a period of time is needed, children are so tiny and precious can't handle thinking I may have harmed them.

Lawrence