Questions and answers about the asbestos content of some Malaysian ceiling tiles from the 1980s or other years.

This article series provides photographs and descriptive text of asbestos insulation and other asbestos-containing products to permit identification of definite, probable, or possible asbestos materials in buildings.

Asbestos in Malaysian Ceiling Tiles

These questions & answers about ceiling tiles that do, do not, or might contain asbestos were posted originally

at ASBESTOS CEILING TILE IDENTIFICATION - be sure to read that article.

Illustration: examples of contemporary OWA acoustic ceiling products - these do not contain asbestos.

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On 2020-02-16 by hlee - possible asbestos in textured ceiling tile in Malaysia - 1980's

Thank you Sir!

On 2020-02-16 - by (mod) - Malaysian ceiling tile asbestos

Mr. Lee

While of course the ceiling tile in your photos could be a cellulose product (not asbestos), given the lack of information about its manufacturer, age, and ingredients, and its gray color that suggests it's not simply a wood-based product, I would treat the ceiling as presumed to contain asbestos - until you can have a sample tested.

That's not a reason to panic.

As long as the material is intact and is not being demolished so as to create dust and debris, the hazard from just being left alone, in place, is most-likely below the limits of detection.

On 2020-02-16 by hlee

There is no manufacturer mark behind it, when I spray some water on the front face, the back face look like this image, thanks

Hi Sir, I had included a closed up photo, please advice on this, thanks

On 2020-02-07 - by (mod) - textured ceiling tile in Malaysia

Second photo of textured ceiling tile in Malaysia - this ceiling is in a shoplot built in the 1980s

The best approach to answering the question: do these ceiling tiles contain asbestos? is to start with the simple observations and questions at the top of this page

ASBESTOS CEILING TILE IDENTIFICATION

On 2020-02-07 - by (mod) -

Posting from private email

Greeting from Malaysia.
Oh my god, today i just knew how dangerous asbestos can cause to human being.

Can i post a photo some photos in your Comments box to check if my old shoplot ceiling tiles contain asbestos? - Anon. 2020/02/05

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