When it comes to home asbestos removal, a question you may ask yourself, is removal necessary? Considering this process can be timely and somewhat expensive. Although asbestos can be a very harmful and deadly material when one is exposed it may not be necessary to remove. You may want to ask yourself the following questions before removal to determine if it is necessary.

Asbestos testing should never be done without the proper equipment and training, this should not be done by homeowners, or non experienced contractors with asbestos. In order to test the presence of asbestos a sample can be sent to a testing site, where there is a laboratory that has highly sensitive equipment that can detect asbestos fibers. It is also suggested that a professional should also be sought out for the extraction of the sample.

Notification of demolition must be submitted in writing by the owner/operator to DHEC’s (department of health and environmental control) asbestos division before any demolition of any structure, whether asbestos is present or not. Because asbestos demolition is tremendously hazardous to workers and anyone in the area of removal, laws have been instated for the removal or demolition of any structure. Prior to asbestos demolition, renovation, and any construction proceeds building owners are required to have their buildings inspected for any presence of asbestos. In addition a written asbestos report must be acquired from the buildings owner or the owners agent. The construction contractor must attain this report before any construction or bidding is done. However for homeowners performing asbestos demolition, the above laws do not apply. There are several ways of demolition, burning of a structure is one of them. Again for this to be performed an inspection must be done, if asbestos is shown to be present it must be removed prior to burning, a burn permit is also required.

When it comes to home asbestos removal, a question you may ask yourself, is removal necessary? Regardless of the health threat that asbestos has been shown to cause this question is asked because home asbestos removal, and the hiring of an asbestos contractor for removal can be timely and somewhat expensive. Although asbestos can be a very harmful and deadly material when one is exposed it may not be necessary to remove. You may want to ask yourself the following questions before removal to determine if it is necessary.

In 1944 a Metropolitan Life Insurance Company report found 42 cases of asbestosis among 195 asbestos miners. Millions of homes factories schools or sheds and shelters continue to use asbestos. What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page. 44 edit New Zealand In 1984 the import of raw amphibole blue and brown asbestos into New Zealand was banned.