Asbestos in cars

[Rich306]

Hence why you should be wearing a FFP3 rated mask when working on brakes anyway but most dont. I normally don't! The chances of getting asbestosis by any of us occasionally changing our pads and shoes is highly unlikely. Doing it as a daily job however is a different thing!

I was questioning the 'point' of this thread and now it's been confirmed, The chances on getting a condition from working on our cars 'every now and then' are very very slim.
As you have stated; daily job is where the risks truly come in.

You have to be inhaling the 0.6cubic cm's for 10 minutes (from memory) before the effects begin to cause a damaging effect. The chances of that whilst working on our cars are slim. So aside from a good topic, I wouldn't say there's any rush to go buying masks...