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Asbestos Services
Our Asbestos Services
Asbestos was once used in Australia in more then 3,000 different products including fibro, flue pipes, drains, roofs, gutters, brakes, clutches and gaskets. Asbestos becomes a health risk when its fibers are released into the air and inhaled. Workers must not handle asbestos unless they have been trained and hold a license that is current and appropriate for the type of work being done.
The risk and appropriate management of an asbestos related situations should only be completed by licensed professionals using science based sampling methods to investigate the extent and severity of contamination. Friable and non-friable asbestos products and contamination events are very different and must be carefully evaluated and appropriately measured.
Nviro undertakes all works with strict adherence to the relevant guidelines and codes of practice provided by national bodies such as SafeWork NSW, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (NSW EPA), and relevant Australian Standards.
Our Asbestos Hygiene team is lead by Safework NSW Licensed Asbestos Assessors with expert knowledge regarding the relevant guidelines and legislative framework surrounding the industry. NVIRO’s team licenses allow for the investigation, removal advise and subsequent clearances for the remediation of friable and non-friable asbestos contaminated sites.
We provide the following services for our clients:
- Asbestos Clearance Certificates for Class A and Class B removals
- Asbestos Site Inspections
- Materials Sampling and Risk Assessment
- Airborne Asbestos Monitoring
- Hazardous Material Building Surveys
- Asbestos Management Plans
- Subcontract and Manage Asbestos Removal and Remediation
It is always advised to test for asbestos in any construct built prior to Dec 2003. We can provide for all your asbestos testing needs. Asbestos testing is your first step to staying safe from a carcinogenic substance which was so frequently used within building products in the past. Some of these common building products include:
- Fibre cement sheeting for walls and ceilings
- Corrugated roof sheeting
- Fence panels
- Vinyl tiles and floor coverings
- Insulation within ceiling spaces
- Insulation lagging (rope) around hotwater pipes
- backing board panels to power distribution boards
- Dated firedoor cores and fuse box internals
In addition to the list above there are many less common products which may still exists within your building. It is advised to have a Licensed Asbestos Assessor undertake a detailed inspection of your property prior to demolition or refurbishment.
We service asbestos sampling, testing and air monitoring for the following areas across the Northern Rivers:
- Alstonville asbestos testing
- Ballina asbestos testing
- Bangalow asbestos testing
- Bogangar asbestos testing
- Brunswick Heads asbestos testing
- Byron Bay asbestos testing
- Kingscliff asbestos testing
- Lennox Head asbestos testing
- Lismore asbestos testing
- Mullumbimby asbestos testing
- Murwillumbah asbestos testing
- New Brighton asbestos testing
- Ocean Shores asbestos testing
- Pottsville asbestos testing
- Suffolk Park asbestos testing
- Tweed Heads asbestos testing
What asbestos can look like - GET IT TESTED - 0403334483
Asbestos Cladding
Asbestos Cladding
Asbestos Cladding
Overlapped horizontal layering. Nailed into studs. If vertical battens not used at horizontal joints a thin strip of the same AC planking may be adhered to back of panel joints. Punched nail-heads and joints may be filled with putty.
Asbestos Roofing
Asbestos Cladding
Asbestos Cladding
Decramastic roof sheeting. The shaped steel sheet was covered on the top side with a bituminous coating which contained asbestos. A fine stone/pebble chip was added to the coating at the point of manufacture, to provide the appearance of cement tiles.
Asbestos Fencing
Asbestos Cladding
Asbestos Fencing
Corrugated often capped with AC capping or barge moulding. Boundary and garden fencing. Lower sections of panel fencing may be buried up to 600mm to provide vertical stability.
Asbestos in Soil
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Asbestos Fencing
Poor history practice often leads to asbestos products being discovered within the soil materials during renovations or site redevelopments. Due weathering over time ACM in soil is often a high risk product.
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Moulded AC couplings for connecting lengths of pipe: tees, bends, reducers, and air or sluice valves. Used for pipes underground or within built infrastructure within multi-story buildings. Appearance of aged AC pipes in-situ can be mistaken for concrete.
Asbestos Vinyl Flooring
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Asbestos Plumbing Pipes
Vinyl flooring containing asbestos comes in a wide variety of colours and patterns.
A grey backing colour is common on asbestos vinyl flooring, this material has a high concentration of asbestos. These materials are often disturbed without knowing during renovations or after flood events.
Asbestos wall sheeting
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Asbestos cement sheeting can feel hard and brittle. Asbestos cement sheeting is white to grey in colour. The above product is
Tilux - coloured, patterned and waterproof, this sheeting was used in wet areas like kitchens, bathrooms and laundries.
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Loose-fill asbestos insulation is usually white to grey. It is loose and friable. It may have been poured out of bags or blown into the ceiling space. This is the most high risk asbestos product. Ensure to engage a professional if you think your home may have Loose-fill asbestos
Asbestos Vermiculite
Asbestos Ceiling Insulation
Asbestos Vermiculite
Some vermiculite, particularly older insulation products, can contain asbestos, but not all vermiculite does. The presence of asbestos in vermiculite is primarily due to contamination at the production mines. Testing is the only way to definitively determine if vermiculite contains asbestos.