1 / 8

asbestos testing perth

Property owners have many questions about indoor air quality and for a good reason: most Australians will spend most of their time every day inside their living or working space. If breathing the air could make them sick, that is a big deal.

awperth
Download Presentation

asbestos testing perth

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Asbestos Testing In Perth

  2. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibrous mineral of metamorphic hydrous magnesium silicate. The term "metamorphic" is used to describe a process of extreme heat and pressure which creates specific secondary patterns of minerals with new chemical and/or physical properties.

  3. Where asbestos may be found: • Attic and wall insulation produced containing vermiculite • Vinyl floor tiles and the backing on vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives • Roofing and siding shingles • Textured paint and patching compounds used on wall and ceilings • Walls and floors around wood-burning stoves protected with asbestos paper, millboard, or cement sheets • Hot water and steam pipes coated with asbestos material or covered with an asbestos blanket or tape • Oil and coal furnaces and door gaskets with asbestos insulation • Heat-resistant fabrics • Automobile clutches and brakes Source: https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/learn-about-asbestos#find

  4. Asbestos Pipe Insulation

  5. Why you need asbestos Testing in Perth? Asbestos is highly toxic and was widely used in a large number of building materials including flooring, ceiling tiles, insulation, cements, joint compound and more. It is important, therefore to test for the presence of asbestos before initiating any building repairs or improvements on structures that were built prior to 1980. Not doing so can put you and others in the immediate vicinity at risk for inhaling airborne asbestos fibers during the repair or renovation. Asbestos has causal links to mesothelioma, a type of asbestos cancer.

  6. How to Identify Materials That May Contain Asbestos Generally, you can't tell whether a material contains asbestos simply by looking at it, unless it is labeled. If in doubt, treat the material as if it contains asbestos and leave it alone. You may want to have your home inspected for asbestos-containing materials by a trained and accredited asbestos professional. A trained and accredited asbestos professional should take samples for analysis, since a professional knows what to look for, and because there may be an increased health risk if fibers are released.

  7. Asbestos Testing

  8. You should not wait when you believe that fibrous materials might be present within your property. The only way to be sure whether your building contains fibrous materials or not is by getting it inspected by an expert. Here are some reasons why you need to perform asbestos testing procedure: 1. You own a property built before the 1980s 2. Natural disasters, such as bushfire and storm, happen 3. You believe a material that may be an ACM is damaged Source: https://www.asbestoswatchperth.com.au/asbestos-testing-perth/

More Related