Chrysotile

AKA white asbestos, the most common form of asbestos, commonly found in roofs, ceilings, walls and floors of buildings.

Amosite

AKA brown asbestos, the 2nd most common form of asbestos. It is commonly used in cement sheets, pipe insulation, ceiling tiles and thermal insulation.

Asbestos

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous mineral silicates. It is common to find asbestos in buildings built between the 1950’s and the late 1980’s. Asbestos has six primary sub-classifications: Actinolite, Amosite, Anthophyllite, Chrysotile, Crocidolite, and Tremolite; with the most common being Chrysotile and Amosite. These several types of fibres are thin, long, flexible, strong and durable. As a heat- and fire-resistant substance it was used as an insulator in various consumer, industrial, automotive and construction products. Although it has been banned for use in many nations, many older buildings might still make use of it, due to having been built before the ban. As a rule of thumb, if your building was built before 1992, you should consider having it tested and all potential materials sampled and analyzed before any renovation or demolition occurs. Fine, light asbestos fibres may remain suspended in the air for long periods of time if disturbed. There is little risk of fibre release if asbestos-containing materials are in good condition and not disturbed. However, asbestos becomes a hazard if it is in poor condition, handled, sanded, drilled, broken up or crumbled. This causes the release of fine, light asbestos-contaminated air which is a dangerous carcinogen and exposure may cause serious or fatal diseases. Prolonged inhalation can lead to scarring, inflammation and other serious problems such as:

  • Asbestosis
  • Lung cancer
  • Mesothelioma
  • Pleural thickening

Regulations

Owners, managers and employers have a legal obligation under WorkSafeBC regulations to protect workers from exposure to asbestos. It is a statutory requirement that every construction project involving renovation or demolition that is undertaken in a building constructed prior to 1990 must have a Hazardous Materials Survey, AKA Hazmat Survey, performed before the project is started. The purpose of this inspection is to identify any hazardous materials that may be present to employ appropriate safety measures and ensure worker and occupant safety.

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Your Role

If your home or business was built before 1992 and you suspect your building may contain hazardous materials, you should probably consider getting a hazardous materials survey, AKA hazmat survey, done by certified professionals. Negligence can result in worker safety concerns, penalties for non-compliance and project delays which can be costly. Your role is to:

  1. Contact a certified company to conduct a hazmat survey before any renovation or demolition work occurs on your building.
  2. Contract out hazardous materials removal to a certified company.

Contact us to receive a quotation for having your hazmat survey done and all your hazardous materials removed and disposed of.

Asbestos Removal

We are fully insured, registered and in good standing with WorkSafeBC. We provide professional asbestos abatement to residential, commercial and industrial clients in accordance with WorkSafeBC, Environment Canada’s and other municipal regulations. Our asbestos abatement services include:

  • Vermiculate insulation removal
  • Removal, encapsulation and enclosure of asbestos-containing materials
  • Containment systems to prevent the migration of hazardous airborne particulates
  • Arranging transportation and disposal of hazardous asbestos waste
  • Project management
  • Consultation

When you contact us, we will discuss your options thoroughly with you, so you can make the best-informed decision. In addition to testing, removal and consultation, we provide complete project management services for asbestos abatement of all shapes and sizes, from short-term residential to long-term commercial and industrial projects.

Our approach to asbestos abatement uses the most recognized equipment and techniques, along with the most skilled technicians in the industry for our projects. Our crew is certified and trained to work in both moderate-risk and high-risk environments and is experienced with the safest processes of handling, removal and disposal of all kind of asbestos-containing materials to ensure the safety of themselves, our client and the beautiful environment of British Columbia. We are a model company that takes the health concerns of our crew and clients seriously.

Process

We recommend being off the premises to ensure your safety while our crew works. The process for executing our asbestos removal projects is as follows:

  1. Preparing Risk Assessment and Exposure Control Plan
  2. Submitting Notice of Project to WorkSafeBC
  3. Organizing mobilization
  4. Assembling containment of work area to prevent further contamination
  5. Conducting asbestos-containing materials removal
  6. Sealing asbestos wastes in containers for safe disposal
  7. Performing the final clean up and inspection
  8. Encapsulating of the area with a lockdown sealing treatment
  9. Carrying out air monitoring and issuing clearance if required
  10. Arranging disposal at an approved landfill

We are proud to offer free consultation on all our services

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