ASBESTOS TESTING
What is Asbestos?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of soft and flexible fibers that are resistant to heat, electricity, and corrosion. These qualities make the mineral useful, but they also make asbestos exposure highly toxic. It has the ability to break down into microscopically thin fibers that we can't see, feel or taste making it extremely dangerous.
Where can you find Asbestos?
Asbestos has been a very resourceful mineral due to its durability and heat resistance. It has been used in things such as building supplies, car parts, ironing board covers, hair dryers, roof shingles, duct insulation, ceiling tiles and a lot more found in our everyday lives.
How can Asbestos
be harmful?
The most common way Asbestos fibers can enter the body is through breathing. The thin asbestos fibers can get stuck in lung tissue that may lead to lung damage. Some of the most common diseases caused by asbestos exposure are asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer and other serious life threatening diseases.
Schedule an Asbestos Testing Today!
Asbestos testing or asbestos surveying can help make sure that you, your family, your employees and occupants in your building remain safe from any damage asbestos may cause. Whenever you are remodeling, renovating, repairing, demolishing or otherwise disturbing any part of a house, garage, commercial or industrial structure, an asbestos test should be performed. The US EPA actually requires an asbestos test before any demolition or renovation is done in order to determine whether asbestos is present in materials that will be disturbed. This is to ensure that asbestos fibers will not be released into the air.
The only way to find out if there is asbestos present is to test for it. Since there are federal rules and regulations in places dictating how asbestos waste should be handled, only those with proper training and certifications should attempt to remove asbestos. If you are renovating, remodeling, or doing any demolition to your home, asbestos testing is very important. Call Hard Knox Demolition today to schedule your asbestos testing!