r/hazmat • u/BonsaiDanielSan • 1d ago

Tools/Equipment/PPE First Brake Job

I am going to be doing my first brake job at home with my brother who is a young mechanic. I know brake pads in the past used to have asbestos. Even though it wasn’t made illegal until very recently, I know the industry moved away from it sometime ago, but that’s only in the US. I have a 2016 Honda Odyssey that had to have had a brake job before I bought it, but I don’t know what brand they are or country of origin. Is there anything I need to worry about? Is there any chance these pads have asbestos? Is there any way to tell? my sinuses and lungs are very sensitive to dust so I’ll be wearing a respirator, I usually use the P 100 masks from Home Depot. I have a 3m reusable half mask. Is there a particular cartridge I should use?

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u/Zenmedic 22h ago

Basic dust protection is totally fine for brake jobs on modern vehicles. While the dust isn't good for you, it doesn't have any exceptional risk or PPE requirements.

Alternately, for "nuisance dusts", misting a little water is also really effective control.