Asbestos Check provides independent testing, inspection and consulting services in Sydney to identify assess and control asbestos related health risks.
Asbestos is a naturally formed mineral silicate material that when liberated into fibres become an inhalation health hazard. The asbestos fibres were used in building construction until about 1990 and was prohibited from 2003. When asbestos fibres are liberated into the air with a specific geometry that allows the fibres to be inhaled in the lungs in which case this may lodge onto the lining and pose a health concern.
Ensure you know where all the Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) is in your residential house or commercial building. Don’t wait for an emergency to use our consulting services. If you have an emergency we have after hours consulting services to help you when you most need it.
Safe Environments Pty Limited are accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) to AS ISO/IEC 17020 for inspections relating to the assessment of workplaces for occupational hazards including biological hazards; chemical hazards; fumes, gases and vapours; inhalable and respirable fibres; occupational noise and vibration exposures as detailed in the Scopes of Accreditation for No. 17139.
Our Clients
Asbestos Testing through Fibre Identification or Air Testing
If you are concerned about whether you may be exposed to airborne fibres call us now. We can either come to your house or workplace to take a sample for analysis, or we can assist in providing you information for sampling the suspected ACM sample for yourself safety to be submitted to our laboratory.
Safe Environments reports to the Australian Standard AS 4964 Method for the qualitative identification of asbestos in bulk samples. If you take your health seriously, work with the serious experts: the NATA symbol is your assurance that you are dealing with the experts in the field.
The report will also identify the material contains Chrysotile, Amosite or Crocidolite asbestos as well as if there were also any organic or synthetic mineral fibres (SMF).
Air Monitoring Services & Clearance Inspections
Air monitoring services are provided when assessing control methods during asbestos removal, both Friable and Non-Friable (Bonded). With NSW & ACT licenced asbestos assessors and occupational hygienists at disposal to meet your needs, you’ll be in in safe hands.
Following asbestos removal works, we can provide NATA accredited clearance inspections, providing you with a certificate to ensure compliance with Workplace Health & Safety legislation.
Expert Asbestos Testing to Ensure a Safe Environment
For more information on the range of our consulting services please contact one of our asbestos assessors or occupational hygienists
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Unequivocal Fibre Identification
- No test is perfect
- Each has limitations
- Where is the uncertainty
- Morphology
- Structure
- Elemental
- Context is everything!
- What further information is required to be certain in the decision that is to be made
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