Accidents happen. What if accidents happened in buildings housing containers of chemicals, hazardous waste, oil, or contaminants? Or, what if disaster strikes at building with banned building materials, such as asbestos?
Taking the case of asbestos as example, when the integrity of asbestos-containing materials is compromised, the damaged fibres will be released into the air, putting occupants at risk of exposure. The inhalation of the asbestos fibres cause fatal and serious lung related cancer and diseases, which are insidious in nature and take years to manifest. Though the use of asbestos has already been banned, its threat remains. Many old buildings still have asbestos containing materials such as corrugated roofs, ceiling boards and partition walls.
In fact, hazardous substances are wide and varied, they could also include biologically-destroyed food or bad poultry resulting from a bad sabotage or unforeseen fire damage, etc. The disaster struck livestock are not acceptable for rendering. Disposal of the carcasses create unique solid waste handling and issues. Considerations are made with regard to type of damage, materials needing disposal (carcasses, structural debris), methods of separation and transport and disposal site locations to minimize environmental impact.
Hazardous contamination present an immediate and far-reaching threat to public health and safety or the surrounding environment. In additional, they can disrupt the day-to-day operations, resulting in business Interruption or temporary relocation of a business or residence. Corrective hazard waste cleanups require skilful project planning and management – setup of containment barriers, emergency repair, removal and encapsulation, construction of decontamination chambers, indoor air quality remediation, licensed waste treatment and transportation, testing and laboratory analysis, consultation to assist in regulatory compliance, and full adherence to regulatory control measures.
Proresco understands the protocols of hazardous waste cleanup operations, we have successfully handled hazardous waste remediation/decontamination projects, including asbestos abatement and decontamination, cyanide decontamination, damaged poultry disposal and slug/waste treatment.
