According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA). Asbestos is well recognized as a health hazard.
It’s use is now highly regulated by both OSHA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and we can help you ensure you’ll be able to pass those asbestos regulations.
Asbestos fibers are associated with health risks that can be hard to see with the naked eye. For example, breathing asbestos fibers can cause a buildup of scar-like tissue in the lungs. This is just one impact of asbestos and is called asbestosis. Asbestosis can result in the loss of lung function that often progresses to disability and/or death.
To help prevent illness, disability or death from asbestos, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Compliance Monitoring (NESHAP) created protocols for dealing with current structures that were built with asbestos components.
On the other hand
NESHAP states that:
“The owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity and prior to the commencement of the demolition or renovation will thoroughly inspect the affected facility or part of the facility where the demolition or renovation operation will occur for the presence of asbestos.”
What’s the Importance of an
Asbestos Inspection?
Health
Top priority: safeguarding health. Invisible asbestos, easily inhaled, poses danger as many remain unaware it's in their homes.
Discovering Asbestos In Your Home
Wondering about asbestos in your home? Inspections are crucial. Trained inspectors can accurately identify asbestos and advise on the next steps.
Danger
Disturbed asbestos releases tiny, inhalable particles, causing diseases like mesothelioma and lung cancer. It could be anywhere in your home. Inspections ensure safety for your family.
Where Can I Find
Asbestos?
Asbestos was used in insulation for years before it became known how harmful it could be to humans. Asbestos can be found throughout older homes, commercial buildings, and schools. Identifying asbestos can be difficult, but asbestos testing can reveal the asbestos is present so removal procedures can begin. Asbestos may be present in your:
- Roofing, shingles, and siding
- Stucco, loose, blown-in insulation, cement board siding (transite);
- Textured or stipple-coated walls and ceilings;
- Backing behind recessed lighting, switches, and outlets;
- Artificial fireplaces, door gaskets on furnaces, and wood/coal-burning stoves
- Window putty
- Floor tiles and sheet flooring
- Pipe insulations, boilers, and furnaces insulation…
Asbestos can also
be a problem during
real estate
transactions
Pre-Sale Home Inspection
When a pre-sale home asbestos inspection comes back positive, it holds back the entire pre-selling or even selling process. Often, deals are put down or aside resulting in frustration for both buyers and sellers.
But there’s
Good News!
Keep calm, we assure you that in most cases the existence of asbestos is really easy to fix. After all, even a positive asbestos inspection can be rectified with the right professional team.
Step by step process on how
we inspect asbestos
Step 1
Our professional asbestos inspectors conduct an inspection of the property
Step 2
The samples are submitted to the Laboratory
Step 3
Samples are analyzed by state of the art technology.
Step 4
Post Remediation Testing (Clearance Air Testing)
We are a fully
accredited and
nationally
recognized
We can help you with:
- Consulting
- Visual Inspection
- Bulk|Surface Sampling
- Air Quality Analysis
