Asbestos was used in many different kinds of building materials such as insulations, resilient flooring, plasters, ceiling tiles, roofing, siding, adhesives and many other materials. However, excessive exposure to asbestos can lead to several serious diseases including asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and other asbestos-related illnesses. In addition to the concerns for personal exposures to asbestos, the presence of asbestos can also result in significant financial and legal liabilities and disruption to businesses operations, renovation or facility maintenance activity, demolition, and real estate development.

To avoid possible health risks and costly disruptions to business, the first step is identification and assessment. It is important to note that just because asbestos may be present, it doesn't necessarily mean that it must be removed. In fact it may only require some form of abatement if the materials are damaged or if the asbestos will be affected by some form of renovation, demolition, or other facility maintenance activity that will results in a disturbance to the asbestos.

                  
Facility storage space found to contain stored asbestos           Example of ambient area air monitoring
insulation materials and extensive surface contamination.       station in a school building.
Every year I see renovation projects go into tailspins, at least temporarily, because of unplanned environmental health & safety (EH&S) issues. Read More...