Asbestos and ships

[Captain Kong]

What is monkey dung?

[Keith Tindell]

was just about to ask the same question Brian, new one for me ??, kt

[cappy]

What is monkey dung?

##funny thing that when i had my monkey jacko on the british defender never saw any monkey dung any where ......had him for about 6 month .......perhaps he had his own little bog ...and some ship surveyor may have been mystified when it was spotted months or even years later....and called in specialists to investigate ,,,lol cappy

[John Pruden]

might be something to do with coffee passing through the monkey? i was a soft bastard i thought it was through our rabbit i drank it for years? jp

[Keith Tindell]

Ever the inquisitive mind, plus good old google. This would have got a lot going in the form of a quiz,


Asbestos victim’s widow sues shipbuilders for £700,000 | Deadline News
Seems monkey dung is a type of asbestos paste that is used to trowel it onto pipe joins, kt

[cappy]

Ever the inquisitive mind, plus good old google. This would have got a lot going in the form of a quiz,


Asbestos victim’s widow sues shipbuilders for £700,000 | Deadline News
Seems monkey dung is a type of asbestos paste that is used to trowel it onto pipe joins, kt

##well thats typical keith i bet them bleedin engineers used it ...i was robbed......am writing to the british tanker company this minute....justice for jacko......

[Fouro]

What is monkey dung?

Well Brian,
I thought by now that some of the engineers on site would have been able to explain to you what it was, how it was mixed and how it was applied to steam pipes etc.

Fouro.

[Keith Tindell]

Was good one Fouro, engine room was always a place of mystery to me, the door in the passageway would open, a lot of noise would emanate, and a guy in greasy overalls would appear. Had to resort to google, kt

[happy daze john in oz]

john the first thing the medical profession asks you is do you smoke not what your everyday working surroundings are that's the first thing any doctor will ask so i say before them don't drink don't smoke lads with cancer in the lungs younger than me never smoked and looked after themselves health wise kids 6/7/8 with lung cancer and yet you can get fellas in their 90s never got a cigarette out of their mouths ?? air quality is much needed living near a motorway will kill you in the end asbestos is all around and we are not told even in the older hospitals but the costs to remove is more than the NHS can afford?

Here in Melbourne two hospitals built back in the 40's and 50's have been pulled down and they were full of it. Cheaper to do this and build ne than to correct it.

[vic mcclymont]

There is a lot of misconception about asbestos in buildings, if it is managed correctly there is absolutely no danger.
The danger comes when the asbestos panelling or lagging is disturbed then fibres are released,these then have the potential to cause harm man years down the line.
Asbestos is or was used as filler in many products in times gone by.
How many of you have chewed the cap of a bic biro pen? Asbestos was present in plastic and was used to give the item strength.
The same with lino, asbestos again was used to give the material strength.
There is/was a lot of hysteria about asbestos, I am not saying it is not dangerous, but used correctly is reasonably safe.
Vic