Asbestos in homes
Knowing how to identify Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACMs) in your building is crucial before proceeding with demolition or renovation.
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Your House Was Built or Renovated in What Year?
Consider that houses built between the years indicated below may contain asbestos.
- Calorifuges (furnaces, panels, pipe insulation, etc.)
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asbestos test?
Mold can cause respiratory symptoms as well as building issues.
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The Discovery of Asbestos Danger
Asbestos has always been part of our history. It was discovered that even the Egyptians used this mineral in the mummification process to protect bodies from decomposition. However, for construction, it was not until the early 1900s that asbestos was added to materials for commercialization.
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Asbestos
Tests and Analysis
- Sampling standards performed according to the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST).
Vermiculite
Sampling
- Sampling standards performed according to the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST).
- 3 samples taken at different locations.
Asbestos air quality
analysis
- A sample of air in the work area and the clean locker room.
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- Evaluation of the conformity of the analysis results according to the reference standard established in Quebec.
- Visual observation of the work area to confirm the quality of the work.
- Daily or final asbestos sampling.