In good condition or not, handling asbestos must be done with due diligence, due to its toxicity and known classification as carcinogen, that is why it is a must that you hire an asbestos removal company in Toronto. Before doing so, check on the following criteria immediately.

They can inspect and assess.

You don’t need to wait for disasters to damage your properties before you will know if your home and establishment has asbestos. Licensed abatement companies can test your home and workplace, especially if those were built in mid-eighties, because at that time asbestos were still lauded as fireproof substance very suitable in building homes and buildings.

If you are planning to renovate or improve your homes, have your areas inspected as well, so as not to endanger the workers from the risk of exposure. So before you do any move, have your properties inspected first so you can properly deal with whatever the results give you.

They should be prompt.

Asbestos Removal Company may arrive in less than an hour. While they are on their way yet, it is important to note that during emergency situations, always protect yourselves and family from inhalation by putting on a mask that covers your nose and mouth first, then let everyone leave at once. To prevent for further exposure, wet your suspected damaged asbestos range and its surroundings because when they are wet, they will less likely become airborne, then leave or go somewhere safer.

They must be health and safety licensed.

In Northern America there is Institute of Inspection, Restoration and Cleaning Certifications (IICRC) who sets standards in inspection restoration and cleaning industries. An abatement company licensed by IICRC adheres to the world class standards set by the said non-profit organization. Surely their technicians successfully completed the clean trust programs of IICRC and passed the exam, thus licensed to do the job. To maintain their certifications and licenses, they are required to earn continuing education credits to ensure that they are up to date on the latest trends in cleaning, inspection and restoration industry. Thus, always ask if they are IICRC licensed and certified, so you will be assured that that company will put stakeholders’ safety first more than anything else.

They offer other restoration and cleaning services.

Most likely, after a thorough inspection and assessment, an expert technician will identify or discover other property problems that may harm your health or must be addressed to prevent further damage on your homes like, mold infestation, water leaks, and dirty carpets and so on. It is important then that your asbestos removal company also offers other services so that you can have all your problems addressed all at once, especially if you need to temporarily leave your home because they have to contain every part of it and if you have an insurance to claim, documentations and data gathering will be performed at the same time. Everything will come easy for you.

So before you contract an asbestos removal company in Toronto, check if they inspect and assess, if they are prompt, if they are licensed and their technicians are certified and that they offer other restoration and cleaning services.