What to Do When You Find Asbestos Near Your House

11 Nov 2019

Believe it or not, there are still people out there who think that burying asbestos in the garden is a safe way to dispose of what is an extremely dangerous substance. The result of this action that breaks pretty much all asbestos regulations in existence is that you could be happily working in the garden and unexpectedly come across it, putting everyone in the vicinity in immediate peril.

The question is that if this were to happen to you, what would you do? Read on to find out how to proceed.

Step 1 - Call the Asbestos Surveyors

If you have even just a small inkling that you have found asbestos in your garden, your first and only action should be to call the professionals, so that asbestos surveys can be carried out. If you carry on and conduct unofficial, unobserved asbestos removal on your own, you risk serious harm coming to everyone in the area. 

The good news is that undisturbed asbestos buried in the ground can be pretty safe, however, the moment that you disturb it, you risk releasing minute asbestos fibres into the air and that’s the deadly part. Breathe in just a small amount of this and you could go on to contract an aggressive form of cancer known as mesothelioma.

Step 2 - Let the Asbestos Abatement Professionals Work

Your next step is to sit back and let the asbestos experts do their work, as you’ve already done the important part. Asbestos companies like ours exist for a reason and that’s because only those who know how to manage asbestos safely and are qualified to do so, should go anywhere near what may be buried in your garden.

Like to Know More About the Subject?
Whilst this might sound like an unlikely scenario to encounter, it’s actually more common than you might think, as people try and avoid the cost of professional asbestos removal and disposal by doing it themselves. Knowing that you should stop what you’re doing and call the experts is perhaps the only thing you need to know in the event of discovering the material in question.

If you’d like to know more about asbestos and the dangers it presents, you can find out what you need to know by taking a look around our website www.ohss.ie. We have been protecting the Irish public from the danger of asbestos since 2001 meaning that we’re well placed to assist.

If, however, you’d like to talk to one of our friendly experts, you can do so by calling us on (01) 6905907 now and we’ll do our very best to help.

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