Asbestos, the name for naturally occurring heat-resistant minerals, is an unwelcome material to encounter in your house. Both the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognize asbestos as a health hazard and have set strict regulations around it.1 Also unwelcome is the prospect of paying for an…
Asbestos is a natural substance that can be found in rocks and soil. The mineral fibre’s durability and resistance to heat allow it to be used in several different ways, like as an insulation component in construction materials and also as non-flammable material. Being exposed to asbestos can have serious, adverse effects on your…
You may need to comply with this code if you intend to operate a business in a workplace in which asbestos or asbestos containing material is present. Examples include: workplaces where asbestos is fixed or installed in a building, structure, ship or equipment demolition works on a building, structure, ship or plant where asbestos…
In Victoria, WorkSafe Victoria regulates the removal of asbestos in workplaces. There is no regulation covering the removal of asbestos from residential properties, unless the property is deemed to be a workplace. The property would be deemed to be a workplace when you engage a contractor to work on site. Nevertheless, it is crucial that…
Are you trying to get a rough estimate on the costs to remove Asbestos? As a rough guide we suggest $50/m2 to $150/m2 depending on many of factors. The most common dynamics that influence the cost of asbestos removal in Australia include the size, location, structural necessity As you know, without seeing the property all…
Answer: If you have loose-fill insulation that is gray, soft, and without a shine, it is probably cellulose insulation. Cellulose contains a high percentage of recycled paper and does not contain minerals. In general, it looks like shredded gray paper. The differences is in the ingredients, they do look very similar when they are inspected. Although…
In order to receive accurate results when test for asbestos, asbestos identification must be done in a laboratory with the proper equipment. To guarantee that the job has been done right, we don’t outsource sample analysis to a third-party asbestos testing lab. Instead, we have our own state-of-the-art laboratory where our highly trained lab staff…
What is asbestos & How Does Appear? Asbestos is a generic name that is given to a group of fibrous silicate materials that occur naturally in the environment. For many decades asbestos was mined and widely used. Due to its unique combination of flexibility, tensile strength, insulation and chemical inertness it became widely used by industry…