Prior to any renovation, demolition or maintenance of these materials the Health and Safety Act requires the identification of all Designated Substances including Asbestos and Lead which are the most common contaminants in commercial buildings. The current list of Designated Substances regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, includes arsenic, asbestos, benzene, isocyanates, lead, mercury, silica and vinyl chloride. The Owner of the building is obligated to provide information of presence on site of any of these substances to the contractors working on the project.

Ongoing concern over the directly-related health impacts, associated with hazardous substances such as mould, asbestos, lead and polychlorinated biphenyls requires timely response. HSEM can respond to the client’s needs in a professional and timely manner.

Our services include:

· Detailed building and site surveys

· Detailed Scope of Work generation

. Project Management and design with specifications

· Site inspection and air monitoring

. Asbestos Lead & Mould management programs including 1 to 3 day training for client staff

Asbestos Surveys

Both friable and non-friable asbestos identification is mandatory in Ontario Regulation 278/2005. We provide surveys for preparation of specifications, property transfer valuation and regulatory compliance for long term asbestos management.

Asbestos Management Programs

Asbestos Management Program (AMP) is required for asbestos control in accordance with Ontario Regulation 278/2005. Our experienced team have developed these programs for regulatory compliance for many government and private clients.

Lead

Lead is usually found to be present in building as component of paint, plumbing joints solder and solder in electrical connections. Lead based paints were used on the exterior of the buildings and structures exposed to the weather.

The Canadian government placed controls on the lead content in paint in 1976, under the authority of the Hazardous Products Liquid Coating Materials Regulations. These include; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 843, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 389/00, s. 1 (1). (Occupational Health and Safety Act R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 843 Amended to O. Reg. 109/04 DESIGNATED SUBSTANCE — LEAD)

We provide services for the development of scope of work, design of the project, preparation of specifications, project management including field inspection and air monitoring.

PCB Identification and Control

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as a liquid were used in electrical equipments as a dielectric liquid in light ballasts, Transformers and capacitors. Maintenance and management of such devices is required to meet statutory requirements and to omit environmental liabilities. We conduct PCB’s Surveys and help manage the client with services to register as a regulated generator of PCB waste.

Mould

Although there are no regulatory requirements in Ontario for mould assessment, the following agencies have generally been accepted as the authorities on this topic.

· New York Department of Health “Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments”, (Revised–1997)

· IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Mould Remediation (Second Edition – 2004)

· IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration (Second Edition – 1999)

· Health Canada (Federal – Provincial Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health), “Fungal Contamination in Public Buildings: A Guide to Recognition and Management” (June 1995 and 2004)

· American Industrial Hygiene Association, “Field Guide for the Determination of Biological Contaminants in Environmental Samples” (1996)

· American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, “Bioaerosols Assessment and Control (1999)

Most experts, consultants and the Ontario Ministries of Labour and Public Health have generally accepted these published documents and guidelines as the industry standard. The Owner’s of the buildings are obligated under the Health and Safety Act to provide safe and healthy conditions for the occupants. Our services include:

· Detailed building investigation for active mould growth

· Preparation of detailed Scope of Work for remediation

· Project Management with tendering, design and specifications

· Site inspection and air monitoring

· Indoor air Quality

· Mould management program including 1 to 3 day training for client staff

Hazardous Materials Abatement Project Design and Management

Our team equipped with the expertise of engineers, project managers and associate Certified Industrial Hygienists have managed the projects from the production of Scope of Work, specifications for hazardous substances and/or removal, demolition and other related specification sections to field inspection and Close-Out Reporting. Our experience incorporates clarity in documentation for design implementation, tendering the work and overall project management.