Environmental Site Services (ENVSS) offers NATA-accredited asbestos analysis, with results delivered within 3 business days, down to within 24hrs for emergency situations. With asbestos known to have been used in more than 3000 materials, ENVSS has a team of highly trained and competent personnel who can identify suspect material, and safely collect samples for analysis. Maintaining strict chain of custody processes ensures that the sample collection, unique identifier, transfer and analysis is detailed and accounted for from start to finish.
Asbestos analysis by a NATA-accredited laboratory, accredited for test method AS 4964 ‘Method for the qualitative identification of asbestos in bulk samples’ is typically the default method for determining the presence of asbestos in a bulk sample under WHS legislation.
Exposure to asbestos can cause serious health issues, including lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. With testing being the only accepted method for determining the presence of asbestos in a bulk sample and is a vital step in the management of asbestos risk including but not limited to;
ENVSS can facilitate asbestos analysis from ‘over the counter (OTC)’ sample drop offs, through to comprehensive site surveys and sampling programs.
For OTC asbestos testing services, ENVSS will arrange:
For comprehensives surveys, an ENVSS consultant will also undertake; desktop review, site inspection, and develop a detailed report of findings.
ENVSS offers a range of pricing options to meet your requirements starting from $55 for standard turn around time on ‘over the counter’ sample drop offs. Contact [email protected] for information and pricing on comprehensive surveys.
While it is always recommended to have sampling undertaken by a suitably qualified person due to the potential health risks associated with the collection process. If it is within an individuals scope of competence, WorkSafe Code of practice: How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace provides a sampling process outline the steps that should be undertaken.
No, WHS legislation dictates that a sample must only be analysed by a ‘NATA-accredited laboratory accredited for the relevant test method’.
Asbestos was widely used in the construction of residential, commercial and industrial buildings up until circa 1990 before being totally banned in 2003.
While testing is not mandatory, If a material is assumed to contain asbestos, then the material must be either managed as, or removed as an asbestos material until testing proves it does not contain asbestos.
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