Asbestos shingle

Roof shingles made with asbestos.

These asbestos wall shingles were partially removed exposing the felt paper, diagonal sheathing, strapping, and log corner notching. Image: Historic American Building Survey

Asbestos shingles are roof or wall shingles made with asbestos cement board. They often resemble slate shingles and were mass-produced during the 20th century as these were more resilient to weathering than tradition slate shingles for the reason that slate is very soft and prone to weathering. Due to health risks of asbestos products, the European Union has banned all use of asbestos, including asbestos roof shingles.^[1][2]

References

1. "Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency". Publications Office of the European Union. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
2. "Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 March 2003 amending Council Directive 83/477/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work". Publications Office of the European Union. Retrieved 2010-07-05.