by marcin | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog
Although it is not a rule of thumb, it very frequent occurrence in situations when floor tiles test positive for presence of asbestos, associated mastic is also asbestos containing. Visual inspection of a suspicious material is a mere guess. I have had many instances...
by marcin | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
Over the past year I came in contact with many situations in which either lack of knowledge of the building inspector, lack of a home inspection or lack of asbestos building inspection have cost homeowners thousands of dollars. I know that hiring an inspector for...
by marcin | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
OSHA, IDPH, EPA, Cook County are governmental agencies that regulate asbestos materials in the state of Illinois; starting summer of 2013 city of Chicago joins ranks of agencies that regulate asbestos abatement. From now on any IDPH licensed asbestos abatement...
by marcin | Apr 25, 2013 | Blog
Leave it to professionals…… And to be honest it is not because it is such a hard job to remove it. It is because it is a huge personal and professional LIABILITY!! I had my case of abatement projects were “SMART” building owners removed the asbestos...
by marcin | Apr 17, 2013 | Blog
OSHA, IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) and EPA each have their own Asbestos Related Rules and Regulations. It is very hard for a building owner / homeowner to know which rules apply to his case. Three governmental agencies have different requirements for...