ASBESTOS REMOVAL
GHI Solutions is licensed to remove bonded asbestos, which can pose a serious health hazard to your family.
Most homes built up to the late 1980s contain asbestos products which can become dangerous when disturbed by ageing, renovation or disrepair. Call GHI Solutions to keep your family safe with:
- a thorough risk assessment of your home
- secure removal of bonded asbestos
- safe disposal of hazardous materials
GHI Solutions is a member of Asbestos Removal Contractors Association NSW (ARCA)
GHI Solutions holds a AS B – Bonded asbestos removal license (restricted to only removing asbestos containing materials that are bonded with adhesives and contain a small amount of asbestos e.g. roof and wall cladding)
For more information on asbestos removal Download a Work Cover Fact Sheet
What is asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used in a range of building materials to make them more rigid and fire resistant. Asbestos was used extensively as a building material in Australia from the 1950s through to the mid 1980s.
Areas in your home where you may find asbestos include:
- eaves gutters and rainwater pipes
- fire blankets
- garage and shed roofs
- linings for walls, ceilings and doors
- insulation panels in some storage heaters
- bath panels
- central heating flues
- loose asbestos packing between floors and in partition walls
- floor tiles
Most people are exposed to low amounts of asbestos present in the atmosphere with no ill effects. Asbestos fibres and dust are potentially very dangerous if inhaled in higher concentrations over a period of time, when they can cause serious lung diseases including cancer. The symptoms of these diseases often do not appear for between 20 -30 years after exposure to asbestos.