Home Inspection for Asbestos
If you are buying a house, especially an old one, it is a good idea to have it tested for asbestos
If you are buying a house, especially an old one, it is a good idea to have it tested for asbestos Click To Tweet
What are Asbestos?- Group name for a fibrous, heat and chemical resistant mineral
- Asbestos were commonly used as part of construction material until late 20th century
- Some countries still use it regularly in various materials
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Why Test for Asbestos? Asbestos are almost invisible, microscopic fibers - Once inside the body, they cannot be broken down or excreted from it - Studies have shown links between asbestos and diseases such as -- Asbestosis
- Pleura
- Atelectasis
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
Asbestos Home Inspection
You can follow the checklist for inspection of asbestos -- Discern the presence, quantity, and location of material containing asbestos
- Inform all employees of the presence of material containing asbestos
- Attach warning labels to these materials
- Avoid interaction with these materials
- Acquire training for the inspection, handling, and removal of asbestos
- Restrict access to areas identified to contain asbestos
- Prohibit drinking, eating, smoking, chewing gum or tobacco in the contaminated area
- Impose respiratory protection program and medical check up
- Professionals take samples to ascertain proper controls for implementation
- Develop an understanding of Site Characterization
- Learn about highly risky and hazardous situations
- Understand the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Study the execution of control, management, and decontamination protocols
- http://allinonehomeinspection.com/asbestos-sampling/
- http://www.assuranceenvironmental.ca/blog/2015/11/does-home-inspection-include-asbestos/
- https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/asbestos/checklist.html