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Asbestos was once hailed as a “miracle mineral” for its heat resistance and insulating properties.  As such, it was widely used in building materials until the mid-1990s. With medical and scientific research, we know that inhaling and ingesting asbestos fibers can cause serious health problems, including lung disease and cancer. If your home or commercial…

Health Impacts of Asbestos Exposure: Why Asbestos Removal is Important Asbestos has been widely used in building and insulation materials for decades because it is heat resistant, strong, and affordable. However, we now know that exposure to asbestos fibers is dangerous as it can lead to serious health problems. This article delves into the health…

When selling a house, the potential presence of asbestos may raise several questions. Asbestos is a material that was frequently used in commercial and residential construction until the mid-1990s.  When asbestos is disturbed, it can release harmful fibers that pose significant health risks, including lung disease and cancer. If your house in New Zealand contains…

Unseen dangers can lurk in even the most cozy and familiar surroundings, and asbestos is among such threats.  Asbestos is a once widely used material that can cause serious health concerns if inhaled or ingested. If your New Zealand home or commercial space was built or renovated before the 1990s, there’s a possibility it may…

Asbestos is considered to be friable when it can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. Examples of friable asbestos include sprayed-on insulation and loose asbestos fibers in insulation or other materials. There are different ways to know if asbestos is friable or not: It’s important to remember that friable asbestos can…

The use of asbestos in building construction materials was phased out in New Zealand in the late 1980s. The New Zealand government banned the importation of asbestos products in 1984 and asbestos was phased out of use by 1987. However, asbestos products that were already in the country at the time of the ban were…

That’s quite a difficult question to answer and will have many differing outcomes dependent on the huge variants in the type of asbestos, its condition and locations (especially the materials ability to be disturbed or not) in some situations it may well be safe to leave it alone , asbestos is generally not classed as…