Asbestos Testing and Disposal For Your Melbourne Home

You’ve learned that asbestos is dangerous for your health and you know you should get it removed, but what are the actual steps to asbestos inspection, asbestos testing and disposal? Asbestos Removal Professionals will walk you through what needs to be done to get rid of potential asbestos in your home.

Asbestos Removal Licences

There are two types of licenses for asbestos removal professionals. These licences ensure the asbestos is removed in the safest way possible (just another reason you should never DIY your asbestos disposal).

According to SafeWork Victoria, a Class A Asbestos removal license allows to you remove “friable asbestos, non-friable asbestos and any asbestos-contaminated dust.”

Friable asbestos refers to asbestos that can be reduced to powder when dry, simply by being crushed by hand. The high levels of asbestos fibres in these materials are more likely to be released into the air when disturbed. This means it poses a higher health risk because the airborne particles are more readily inhaled by the lungs. Friable asbestos includes fibrous, spray-applied materials, such as fire retardants, pipe insulation, soundproofing, and the backing of sheet vinyl.

Non-friable asbestos refers to asbestos-containing materials where the asbestos is bound into the matrix of the material. This type of asbestos is less likely to pose a health risk because it is less likely to release asbestos fibres into the air when it remains undisturbed. In a domestic house, non-friable asbestos materials are more common that friable. Non-friable asbestos usually includes vinyl floor tiles, textured paint, and cement products, such as corrugated sheeting used in walls, ceilings and roofs.

Class B Asbestos Removal Licences are more common and allow you to remove non-friable asbestos materials (the kind most often found in homes). A Class B licence also allows you to remove contaminated dust if it is directly related to the removal of non-friable asbestos in a home.  Asbestos Removal Professionals are Class B licenced, meaning we are the ideal option for removing asbestos from your home.

Asbestos Testing and Disposal Process

So now that you suspect there is asbestos in your home and you know you shouldn’t handle it yourself, what are the steps to safely remove it? Asbestos Removal Professionals provides asbestos inspection in Melbourne.

Asbestos inspecting and testing is the first step to confirm something do, in fact, contain asbestos. At Asbestos Removal Professionals, we first inspect the inside and the outside of the property. This allows us to get a good idea of where asbestos may be. We may find other areas of concern beyond the areas you originally considered. Products looked at during inspection can include, but are not limited to:

• Air conditioning
• Concrete
• Compressed sheeting
• Corrugated sheeting
• Ceilings
• Fibro sheets
• Fire doors
• Heaters
• Insulation
• Pipe laggings
• Sealant
• Soundproofing
• Water pipes
• Vinyl floor tiles

We then move onto the asbestos testing. Asbestos testing involves taking samples from the roof, floor, insulation, and other areas that are both suspected and not suspected of containing asbestos (you can never be too safe when it comes to checking for areas that might contain asbestos). Asbestos testing in Melbourne requires the samples to be tested by an accredited laboratory. The testing tells us if asbestos is completely present or in the process of developing in the area. It is not recommended you attempt to test for asbestos yourself.

Once identified, the next step is to remove the asbestos. We work in line with WorkSafe standards and continuously review and improve our methods to ensure the safest removal possible of the asbestos.

Finally, asbestos testing and disposal are controlled by the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). The EPA controls asbestos transport and only certain licensed asbestos removalists are permitted to dispose of asbestos. Asbestos Removal Professionals are permitted transporters for asbestos disposal. This means we can complete the job from start to finish for you!

Safe asbestos removal is important for the health of you and your family. The longer you are around dangerous asbestos materials, the more likely you will experience the negative side effects of the material. That’s why conducting an asbestos inspection of Melbourne is important whenever you are renting or buying a new home.

At A&B Asrem, we provide professional asbestos removal services in Melbourne and its surrounding areas such as McKinnon, Bentleigh, Caulfield and Carnegie. At A&B Asrem we are fully licensed and are able to conduct asbestos testing, inspection and removal in a safe and timely manner. Asbestos is a highly dangerous material, so contact us today if you even suspect that you may have asbestos in your home. Trust Asbestos Removal Professionals for the safe removal and disposal of asbestos in your home, so you can have peace of mind. Call 0452 197 041 for an appointment for asbestos testing and disposal in Melbourne.