Measures to be Taken After Asbestos Detection

 

Assessment should always be the first thing to do if the asbestos is detected in a building. If a building has been suspected to contain asbestos , it should be assessed first. This will help the workers and occupants to avoid the risks that are associated with the asbestos. Therefore, prior to anything else, the suspected building should be assessed using the appropriate procedures to determine whether it contains the metal.

After the assessment, monitoring and material sampling should be carried out. It is a general assumption that all buildings constructed after 1978 do not contain the metal in their paints. Thus, this means that all the buildings constructed before this year should be assessed. The asbestos assessment, monitoring, and sampling can be done on the windows, floor and even the soil to determine if they are contaminated. This will help the asbestos encapsulation subcontractors to carry out protective measures not to endanger their health.

After that, exposure monitoring has to be performed. In case the building was not assessed previously, the assessment can be done. If it was evaluated before, the report is used to check if there is a need to reassess the building. In case there is a need for additional assessment, personal exposure should be conducted as well.

Additionally, all the employees who are constructing the buildings and are occupationally exposed to the asbestos, they should be medically monitored. This means that medical surveillance is paramount in this case. The medical supervision will include biological tests by blood sampling and analyzing the levels of the metal. These services are provided at an occupational health center that the subcontractor chooses.

The counter measure is the asbestos removal or where possible encapsulation.