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Skip Bin Hire Firm in Perth: “Always Use a Professional for Asbestos Removal.”

Announcement posted by AAA Skips 07 Sep 2016

Why asbestos removal in Perth should always be done by experienced professionals for maximum safety.
Perth, WA, 07 September 2016 - Asbestos removal can be dangerous for someone who is doing DIY home improvement. Yet many people in the Perth area still try to remove their own asbestos, with mixed results at best. That’s why a company called AAA Skips, which offers special asbestos removal skip bins in all Perth suburbs north of the river, recently provided important information about asbestos removal on their company blog.

They recommend professional asbestos removal because even a talented weekend home renovator is still an amateur at asbestos removal. Asbestos removal is dangerous because improper removal allows asbestos dust and fibres into the air. This can contaminate a home or business and put everyone in it at risk for fatal lung diseases such as mesothelioma.

Professionals are experienced and trained in the safe removal of asbestos from residential and commercial buildings. They also have special equipment such as respirators as a “fail-safe” system to ensure they are never exposed to any asbestos fibres.

Besides being experienced at safe asbestos removal, professionals also know about all of the regulations that may affect any particular job. Whether it’s a local council of a Perth suburb, WA regulations or Australian regulations, professionals know every regulation pertaining to asbestos removal and can ensure that your job doesn’t violate any of them.

Some Typical DIY Asbestos Removal Mistakes

There are numerous mistakes that amateurs can make which will expose them or their families to asbestos fibres and even require temporary evacuation of their home or business. These include such innocuous errors as:

Using power tools: one slip can cut asbestos sheet rock and expose a home or business to dust and fibres.
Using an air compressor, which can also damage sheet rock and spread asbestos fibres through the air.
Using abrasive sanding and/or cutting disks.
Using high pressure hoses.
Leaving sheets lying around exposed where they can sustain accidental damage.

For amateurs who do decide to ignore the danger and try to remove their own asbestos, they advise making sure to keep the sheet rock wet at all times to minimise possible exposure to asbestos fibres. They also recommend keeping any work area involving asbestos well-ventilated.

It is also pointed out that a NATA-accredited laboratory can check materials for asbestos if the homeowner isn’t sure whether or not asbestos is even present.

Asbestos Removal Bins

AAA Skips offers asbestos removal bins to any Perth suburb north of the river. They have a set of recommendations for those who hire their bins. The first is to only put asbestos in asbestos removal bins. All asbestos should be wrapped in plastic that is 20 mm or thicker and marked, “DANGER: ASBESTOS.”

Most of all, though, AAA Skips recommends that homeowners always hire professionals for asbestos removal to keep themselves and their families safe.

AAA Skips offers skip bin hire and asbestos removal services in all Perth suburbs north of the river. They are a family-owned business that offers skip bin hire by the next business day. To learn more, call 0438 918 850 or visit their website: www.minibinsperth.com.au/.