Hazardous Waste Asbestos Report

Asbestos resists heat exceptionally well and has a flexible, practically unbreakable structure, which is why it has been used in a great many fields. Its fibrous molecular structure, however, can break down and release asbestos dust, which is fatal when people breathe it in. In Turkey, measures against asbestos dust have only recently begun to be taken, and the subject is now treated seriously in occupational safety. Foreign countries sending ships to Turkey for asbestos removal rather than stripping them in their own yards acted as a warning: research deepened and, in line with World Health Organization reports, the true scale of the danger became far clearer.

Because of the breadth of its applications, asbestos was increasingly described in the mid-twentieth century as a durable, even miraculous material and used in boiler rooms and fire-protection materials. Once the danger came to light, protective measures were adopted and asbestos was written into occupational safety criteria: competence certificates were introduced, and the holders of those certificates now carry out asbestos removal, particularly in industrial zones, with the necessary equipment.

Obtaining an Asbestos Report

Awareness of the hazard came late, and in Turkey its use has still not been banned outright. Even so, the asbestos zones that have been identified are restricted by extensive research and regulation, and because asbestos threatens human life, Turkish rules impose sanctions on any operation above the 0.1 fibres/cm³ threshold. The necessary reporting and sampling are carried out through laboratories approved by the relevant ministry in Turkey. Demand for an asbestos report is not confined to industrial districts: many Turkish municipalities also require one for demolition decisions driven by urban transformation, and where the report is unfavourable or the documents incomplete, no demolition decision is issued.

Areas Where Asbestos Is Used

In today's world asbestos is present even in drinking water, in quantities that pose no hazard. Within daily life it appears in belt manufacturing, in many textile products, in insulation materials used for roof or acoustic insulation, in pipe-laying systems, in gasket production, in the brake linings of our vehicles, in the curtains of theatres and similar venues, in every type of fire-protection material, in paper products, in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, in space industry facilities and in many other fields; the areas where asbestos is used cover almost every part of our lives.

Eliminating Exposure

Asbestos-containing materials were used in many older buildings, including the construction of industrial zones. People working on renovation, strengthening and similar restoration operations in these buildings risk asbestos exposure without being aware of it. Where that exposure is not eliminated, wind and weather can carry the fibres over many kilometres. Samples should therefore be taken in these and similar areas and the findings reported as part of a protection programme; the personnel involved should be briefed and directed to work in protective clothing suited to the conditions on site.

Our Services

• Analysis of Asbestos
• Asbestos Dismantling
• Asbestos Inventory Report
• Independent Asbestos Supervision