Por qué obtener una auditoría de asbesto

Why should I get an asbestos audit of my premises?

Un asbestos audit can provide assurance that your premises are safe, and protection from legal liability.

What Does an Asbestos Audit Entail?

El asbesto is still a public health problem.

A pesar de que el uso de asbesto todavía es legal en algunos casos, no es tan frecuente como antes de la prohibición. 

Older buildings, however, that were constructed before the health risks of asbesto use were known are likely to contain the substance in areas that could pose a health risk. If a building owner suspects there may be asbesto present and it could pose a risk, an inspector can come take a closer look.

What does an asbesto inspector do?

Inspectors carefully survey a property in search of asbesto-containing materials (ACM). ACM se define actualmente como cualquier cosa que contenga más del 1% de la sustancia peligrosa. 

Durante este examen inicial, el inspector vendrá equipado con un traje de materiales peligrosos y las herramientas necesarias para extraer con seguridad una muestra del área en cuestión.

Licensed asbesto inspectors have tools, techniques and protection to limit the risks of asbesto exposure.

The sample removed by an asbesto inspector will be sent to a lab to be processed, and the lab will be able to definitively determine whether the sample contains asbesto fibers and, if so, how much it contains.

El asbesto is composed of little fibers. Some are long enough to be woven into textile products, but they are all microscopic. El asbesto has no taste, and there is no “asbesto smell,” so you may not know you are breathing it.

With the proper sample, a licensed laboratory can reliably test for the presence of asbesto.

Hay varias pruebas diferentes que usan microscopios electrónicos y otros equipos sofisticados que usan los laboratorios para detectar asbesto.

Microscopy is the method of using microscopes to examine and evaluate things that are too small for anyone to see with their eyes. El asbesto fibers can be large and appear as dust, but the fibers can even be microscopic and too small to see. Microscopy helps to detect the presence of asbesto in the air or soil.

There are four major types of asbesto testing:

1. Microscopía de contraste de fase (PCM)
   
2. Microscopía electrónica de transmisión (TEM)
   
3. Microscopía electrónica de barrido (SEM)
   
4. Microscopía de luz polarizada (PLM)

What if the asbestos audit sample comes back from the lab as positive for asbesto?

If the sample comes back positive, the structure from which it was extracted can be reexamined to determine whether more is present. The inspector will likely take a second look at the entire location to determine if there is asbesto in other areas as well. 

Each area where asbesto is suspected will need to be tested until all areas of concern are addressed. Inspections commonly occur when older buildings are going to be renovated or demoed, and many regulatory bodies throughout the U.S. require asbesto audits before any work can be done.

Symptom Latency in El asbesto-Related Illnesses

Muchas veces, las consecuencias de la exposición al asbesto no son evidentes durante los próximos años. Los escolares que estuvieron expuestos en sus aulas de primaria pueden no volverse sintomáticos hasta los 30 o 40 años.

The latency of symptoms makes the health risks posed by asbesto all that more frightening. It is possible for asbesto-related conditions to not become evident until decades later.

What are asbesto-related diseases?

El asbesto-related diseases are respiratory and other illnesses known to be caused or exacerbated by the presence of asbesto in a person’s body.

El asbesto was used for its durability, and unfortunately once asbesto has been inhaled, The American Lung Association notes that there is a risk that once inhaled, some asbesto fibers will never leave the body.¹

Algunas de las consecuencias de la exposición al asbesto exposure include respiratory diseases such as COPD, emphysema and asthma, a chronic cough, shortness of breath and many types of cancer including thyroid, kidney, ovarian, and lung cancer. Mesotelioma is a deadly cancer that is caused solely by asbesto exposure.

Unfortunately, there have been many cases in which asbesto was present in buildings and they were renovated without being audited and inspected. This has led to a number of juicios. Schools have been at the center of many of these legal battles, not only because of asbesto in the walls, ceilings and floors of the buildings but because the substance was also usó históricamente en materiales de arte, crayones, cerámica y otros artículos básicos para el salón de clases.

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If you believe that your home was contaminated with asbesto, you could be entitled to compensación significativa—money you could use to cover the costs of asbesto removal services, pay for medical treatment, and preemptively protect your physical well-being. 

Además de demandas legales, discapacidad de veteranos, seguridad social y protección del empleo como compensación de trabajadores, FELA y La ley de Jones para los trabajadores marítimos, hay asbesto trusts that have been set up to compensate those harmed by asbesto without having to file a lawsuit.
If you have any additional questions or concerns related to asbesto, incluida la pruebas para la exposición o cómo presentar un reclamo, por favor ponerse en contacto por correo electrónico a [email protected]  o llámenos o envíenos un mensaje de texto al (833) 4-ASBESTOS (427-2378) o (206) 455-9190.