"We film in buildings all the time that potentially could contain asbestos"

Asbestos: The hidden killer
An HSE campaign 2009

Asbestos-related disease kills over 4000 people a year in the UK.

If you carried out work on a building that was built or refurbished before the year 2000, you could have been exposed to asbestos, without even knowing it. Even without drilling holes or deliberately altering the fabric of a building, dressing a set and setting up lighting stands etc., could accidentally damage a material containing asbestos. Fibres released into the air may be inhaled by anyone in the area. Fibres on clothes can be carried back to the home and expose others to the risk.

Asbestos is a hidden killer. So the HSE wants you to get clued up on the facts, so that you, your workmates, your friends and family are protected.

See: HSE Website