I used to work for a company that does asbestos abatement. The thing about asbestos is that the particles are ultra fine. Like pass through any filter that isn’t HEPA with ease.

So, if you try to abate it yourself without complete saturation of the media, you will end up with the particles hanging around for a long time.

Mesothelioma from asbestos comes about from long term exposure. Most people do not have a problem with short term exposure.

Point is, if you’re going to remove any material that might contain asbestos, you better make damn sure it’s really wet all the way through.

Odds are the OP’s building was built after 1979-83 anyway, so it’s probably not a concern. Side note, asbestos has not been phased out in some parts of the world. So that assumption is not necessarily valid outside the U.S. or Europe.