When asbestos fibres are inhaled they can cause serious diseases which are responsible for around 4500 deaths a year. There are four main diseases caused by asbestos: mesothelioma, which is always fatal, lung cancer almost always fatal, asbestosis not always fatal, but it can be very debilitating and diffuse pleural thickening, not fatal.
Asbestos fibres are present in the environment in Australia so most people are exposed to very low levels of fibres. However, a key factor in the risk of developing an asbestos-related disease is the total number of fibres breathed in. Working on or near damaged asbestos-containing materials or breathing in high levels of asbestos fibres, which may be many hundreds of times that of environmental levels can increase your chances of getting an asbestos-related disease.
Asbestos related diseases won't affect immediately but later on in life, so there is a need for you to protect yourself now to prevent you contracting an asbestos-related disease in the future. It is also important to remember that people who smoke and are also exposed to asbestos fibres are at a much greater risk of developing lung cancer.
BBM Contracts & Asbestos Brisbane specialises in asbestos removal across Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast.
- What to look for.
If your home is more than 10 years old then most likely you will have items in and around it that contain asbestos. Asbestos was commonly used in building materials between the 1940s and the late 1980s. It was used because it is fire resistant, durable and an efficient insulating material. - Risks of Asbestos.
Asbestos only poses a risk to health when asbestos fibres are breathed in. The presence of asbestos in home building materials generally does not pose a health risk unless the material is broken, deteriorating or disturbed in such a way that airborne asbestos fibres are produced. There is the potential for this to occur when asbestos-containing material is broken, or when it is being drilled, sanded or cut with a power tool. - How can we tell is a product has asbestos?.
It is difficult to tell whether a building material contains asbestos, and the only way to be certain is to have a sample of the material tested by an accredited laboratory contact us to have the suspect item tested. If the material is not tested, it should be treated as though it contains asbestos.
BBM Contracts are specialists in asbestos removal throughout Brisbane and the rest of Queensland. We are fully licensed and insured with an extensive experience of over 30 years in the asbestos industry in Australia and the United Kingdom. We are prescribed activity business certificate holders with 20 million insurance cover.
Our asbestos removal services are of the highest quality and most affordable that you will find and we guarantee to beat any written quote saving you time and money. Our business is registered with QLD Goverment to transport and dispose of asbestos waste. All of our employees are fully trained in asbestos removal and have up to date certificates. We are members of the Demolishers, Recyclers and Asbestos Contractors Association Qld (DRACAQ website) and offer a reliable and safe service to everyone. All of our work on asbestos containing material is carried out under A Class supervision and fully guaranteed.
