In the mid 1960s I spent two days cutting white asbestos corrogated roofing sheets using an abrasive disc mounted on a circular saw without any sort of protection. Covered in white dust I looked like a ghost. That was in Zimbabwe which was the largest producer of asbestos in the world. I grew up in a house with an asbestos roof Later when I worked for Rio Tinto I was shown a large high grade emerald imbedded in a lump of asbestos ore but I never met anyone affected by asbestos untill 1984 when I was living in Southampton; he was an ex dock worker.So far I'm still OK. Please take all the precautions you can but don't make yourself sick with worry.

PS, I've never been a smoker I'm told smokers are at much greater risk.

In the mid 1960s I spent two days cutting white asbestos corrogated roofing sheets using an abrasive disc mounted on a circular saw without any sort of protection. Covered in white dust I looked like a ghost. That was in Zimbabwe which was the largest producer of asbestos in the world. I grew up in a house with an asbestos roof Later when I worked for Rio Tinto I was shown a large high grade emerald imbedded in a lump of asbestos ore but I never met anyone affected by asbestos untill 1984 when I was living in Southampton; he was an ex dock worker.So far I'm still OK. Please take all the precautions you can but don't make yourself sick with worry.

PS, I've never been a smoker I'm told smokers are at much greater risk.