Residential Asbestos Abatement- Reducing The Risk Of Asbestos
Diseases
The Firms and Cost Incurred in Asbestos Abatement Residential
asbestos abatement is the process to determine if a material is
asbestos containing and to take necessary steps removal of
asbestos containing materials from the residential buildings.
During residential abatement processes you have to ensure that
the material is sampled and analyzed by an analytical
laboratory.
Laboratories that are accredited by the National Institute of
Science and Technology (NIST) through the National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program or which successfully
participate in the asbestos bulk-analysis program of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) can only be
relied in determining the presence of asbestos.
There are certified asbestos inspectors who collect the bulk
samples for determining asbestos content during the residential
asbestos abatement process. These are certified asbestos
inspectors and can be hired through a consulting firm. These
consulting firms are registered in the yellow pages under
asbestos or environmental consultants. You can also look for
them under the head of residential asbestos abatement.
The asbestos inspections are conducted on a random basis, cost
incurred depends on the amount of material being removed, and
which method is adapted for the abatement. The residential
asbestos abatement can cost from $500 to $2000.
Precautions required to be taken in Residential Asbestos
Abatement Process Any asbestos removal includes the use of
engineering controls to reduce the release of fibers in the
environment. This is to make sure that the residential asbestos
abatement process is safe and do not pose any health hazards.
Engineering controls include the use of water during removal,
filtered ventilation systems, and plastic barriers for isolating
the work area.
Though there are no immediate health symptoms from asbestos
exposure, but when getting a residential asbestos abatement
program done, you should observe that containment constructed of
polythene sheeting is surrounding the component(s) from which
asbestos is to be removed. In cases where there is a small
quantity of asbestos to be removed, you should use a glove bag.
You are entitled to request for a copy of the contractor's
license, project/program work plan, the original results before
the program, air-monitoring results from the analytical
laboratory and a copy of the waste manifest for the disposal of
the asbestos. The whole procedure of residential asbestos
abatement would take a full day or possibly two days for
completion.