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ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION
 Asbestos identification
Sampling and lab testing
Report and risk analysis
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ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS
Is there asbestos in your home or a building you intend to purchase? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was used in the manufacture of
many building products manufactured in Australia prior to 1990. When in good condition and left undisturbed, bonded asbestos products don't pose any
significant health or safety risk, but loose or broken material containing asbestos can cause air contamination which may potentially cause a deadly
health risk.
An inspection by an appropriately qualified and experienced building professional should be used to confirm if asbestos is present within a building. The following
is a list of places asbestos is commonly found in older Australian homes;
• Fibre cement sheeting
• Fibre cement packing and cap materials under structural supports and roof tiles
• Vinyl Floor tiles
• Compressed fibre cement sheet floors
• Corrugated roof sheets
• Sealants to movement joints and air condition duct work
• Roof membranes
• Moulded cement water pipes
• Moulded asbestos lining to telephone pits
• Molded cistern tanks
• Pipe lagging
• Heater and boiler insulation
• Flange gaskets to pipes
• Ceiling tiles
• Insulation and sheeting to fire doors
• Electrical backing boards
• Spandrel panels underneath windows
• Spray applied fire rating material to ceiling and structural beams
• Sound dampener underneath the kitchen sink
• Window putty
• Pointing work between brickwork
• Millboard insulation to air conditioning reheating elements
The presence of asbestos cannot be confirmed by a visual inspection alone. Samples of the suspected material must be collected and sent to a registered asbestos testing laboratory
for further analysis. If a suspected material is not submitted for testing, then the material will be presumed to contain asbestos.
INSPECTRITE staff are properly qualified and well experienced in asbestos identification, and will be happy to include asbestos identification and reporting with any building inspection
requested, or as a stand alone service clients.
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