Sydney Asbestos Removal, Testing, Disposal Blog

We always advise our clients to get a licenced asbestos removal service to dismantle and dispose of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in their houses and buildings. These building materials become a serious health hazard when they suffer damage due to mishandling, and the risk of asbestos exposure grows when friable asbestos is involved. This isn’t necessarily…

Once asbestos fibres enter via inhalation, the body’s immune system will fight them to the best of its abilities. Unfortunately, in many cases, it can’t stop the damage the microscopic fibres inflict from spreading and worsening. While the fibres’ rampage inside the body can take years, if not a lifetime, knowing that something is slowly…

Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) typically take a person’s lifetime to develop. Symptoms aren’t evident upon first contact with asbestos particles, but by the time they manifest, the damage has already been done. Worse, there’s currently no cure for such diseases. That’s why it’s an unpleasant surprise when a growing number of teenagers have fallen ill as…

By the time this blog post goes live, National Asbestos Awareness Week will be less than a week away. The campaign to get rid of every trace of this silent killer all across the country continues, with the first step being having enough awareness that it might be in your home. As we at Sydney…

Roofing products constituted only 2% of all asbestos consumption from 1920 to 2003, the year the nationwide asbestos ban took effect. However, successive studies performed by the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) stated that asbestos roofing is one of the major sources of asbestos exposure and a priority for removal. That said, we can’t…