.. just here there is a requirement for hundreds of pounds of survey and work for the silliest little jobs often with no connection with any asbestos present which is of the non dangerous type anyway. The workmen themselves (who wear masks as a general health precaution anyway) and even the asbestos surveyors tell me there is no risk in the type of work and precense of the asbestos (house is old enough that some is used for the roof eves and built into the original floor tiles.... it was apparently used for some textured ceiling paint.)
I would never disregard others safety.... those who would be threatened were the ones saying the procedures required for handling asbestos in domestic properties were unnecessary..... also ironic that a water tank made of the stuff with a flaking damaged lid corner was deemed not a problem when i pointed it out. I think the risk of the garage roofs varies depending on who feels like spending money at the time .
Well if that is the situation then that is unacceptable.... but it does not make the use of leaded solder hazerdous in itself...this is about negligent disposal of waste in order to save a few bucks and the wider issue of excessive consumerism and the disposable society. If safety standards are not being applied to childrens toys then God knows what materials could be creeping in there and I am sure there are plenty of other sources for lead in such a scenario.But consider the irony of this situation. We send our lead-filled electronics to the third world for recycling. Then they send the lead back to us in cheap, untested consumer goods, like children's toys.
Ok way off topic.....yet important issues. One for the offtopic section. I only brought the subject in as part of the discussion on unreliability of graphic chips in recent computers....and even thats stretching the topic... perhaps we should leave it here.
mike