"There is no level of asbestos exposure that is known to be safe and minimizing your exposure will minimize your risk of developing asbestos-related disease."

 - Acting Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson

ESG's asbestos services include:

• Building surveys and testing
• Development of plans and specs
• Bid-walk and contractor selection
• Abatement project management

Over the past nine years, ESG has established itself as an industry leader in the field of asbestos management, testing and consulting for residential and commercial buildings. Our Certified Asbestos Consultants and Inspectors have successfully completed dozens of asbestos surveys and abatement projects.

Asbestos Survey - Building Surveys and Testing

ESG helps building owners and managers meet their regulatory requirements to test suspect materials for asbestos prior to renovation or construction activities. To ensure quality, our certified professionals perform all field work in accordance with OSHA, EPA and AHERA protocols. Following the asbestos survey, ESG provides a comprehensive report of findings that includes the locations, sample results, quantities, cost estimates for asbestos removal and assessment of all asbestos containing materials.

Development of Plans and Specifications and Bidding Assistance

To help our clients obtain competitive prices from abatement contractors and to ensure the work is properly performed, ESG provides turnkey asbestos management services from development of plans and specifications through final clearance air testing. Plans and specifications provide contractors with project requirements and well defined scope of work, ensuring success and prevention of change orders.

Our goal on every project is to obtain highly competitive bids from quality abatement contractors. Once specifications are prepared, ESG invites local abatement contractors we have worked with for a bid walk. Once bids are received, ESG will review each bid and assist with contractor selection.

Abatement Project Management

ESG can coordinate and manage all aspects of the asbestos abatement project. Before abatement work begins, our personnel ensure that the containment and decontamination facilities are properly constructed. During the project, the ESG project manger performs daily air monitoring inside and outside the containment and observes the contractor's activities to ensure the work is properly performed. Once abatement is completed and before the containment is removed, the project manager performs a visual inspection and aggressive clearance air monitoring of the work area to ensure the area is safe for re-occupancy.

For all buildings with asbestos, the EPA recommends the development of an asbestos management program to communicate the locations of asbestos to appropriate parties and train building employees on how to work safely around the materials.