Embedded Files
ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT
The presence of asbestos poses health, financial, and legal concerns for building owners. Building owners must develop pragmatic, effective asbestos management programs to ensure public safety, avoid reduction of property, and prevent costly lawsuits and medical judgments. By providing careful inspection documentation, safe abatement procedures, and final clearance, the timely use of asbestos management services can prevent or limit asbestos-related litigation by employees or tenants, as well as regulatory fines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or local agencies. These programs include operations/maintenance procedures, and abatement alternatives.
AM H&S provides a full-service asbestos management program, including a review of the building's background, a collection of bulk samples of suspected asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) and air samples, and a documented report of findings and recommendations. If abatement is necessary or mandated, AM H&S will develop and design specifications (including requirements for personal protective equipment, area containment and hazardous waste containment) outlining the steps that must be followed to ensure safe abatement of the asbestos. In addition, training for maintenance and custodial personnel is provided to ensure compliance of asbestos-related regulations. AM H&S works closely with the client to ensure the most appropriate abatement alternative is recommended.
Job Bidding and Contract Administration
Job bidding and contract administration services include sending requests for proposals and reviewing bids.
Removal Observation and Monitoring
AM H&S will observe contractors to ensure that abatement procedures are carried out safely and effectively in accordance with the contract document.
Final Site Inspection
Upon completion, AM H&S will conduct a final site inspection to ensure that the asbestos containing materials are properly abated.
AM H&S's asbestos management consultants have successfully completed EPA-accredited training courses and carry appropriate state licenses in building inspection, management planning, project design, and abatement supervision.
LEAD-BASED PAINT MANAGEMENT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed criteria to protect construction employees from the potential exposure of lead-based paint, dust, and/or fumes during renovation activities. AM H&S’s lead-based paint management services include testing, abatement design, risk assessment, and encapsulant product development, as well as assisting the owner in preparing request for proposals (RFPs) for consultants and abatement contractors to provide lead-based paint design, testing, and abatement. In addition, public housing and military housing are required to comply with not only OSHA but also the strict Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lead regulations.
To ensure public safety, avoid reduction of property, and prevent costly lawsuits and medical judgments, building owners, developers, and contractors must develop pragmatic, effective lead-based paint management programs. By providing careful inspection documentation, safe abatement procedures, and final clearance, the timely use of lead-based paint management services can prevent or limit asbestos-related litigation by employees or tenants, as well as regulatory fines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or local agencies. These programs include operations and maintenance procedures, and abatement alternatives.
AM H&S brings the skills and experience derived from providing comprehensive lead-based paint management services to over 10,000 public housing units, child day care centers, commercial building renovation, industrial plants, and bridges to our current clients.
Lead-based paint management services can include the following:
Risk assessment evaluations;
Specification development;
Abatement observation;
Contract administration;
Industrial hygiene exposure surveys that include air monitoring, wipe sampling, and EP toxicity sampling of hazardous waste associated with lead-based paint; Extensive review of X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) sampling data and testing with XRF and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS);
Program and work plan development; and
Training.
AM H&S’s experienced lead-based paint management team provides efficient, cost-effective environmental solutions.
Page updated
Report abuse