Asbestos Management Services

Saban is a leader in the asbestos consulting industry and our staff is replete with Professional Engineers, Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals, Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, Certified Environmental Trainers, Industrial Hygienists, Environmental Scientists and Technicians specialize in providing asbestos management services to both private and public sector clients nationwide.  Our experienced Project Management Teams assist our clients in interpreting and complying with the increasingly complex regulations surrounding asbestos.  We have worked closely with federal, state and local governmental agencies in the development of asbestos regulations and have maintained close relationships with these agencies over the years.

Related services include:

ü Asbestos Inspection & Material Survey;

ü Hazard Assessments;

ü Abatement Design and Project Management;

ü Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program development;

ü Awareness Training;

ü Air Monitoring & Analysis;

ü Contract Management & Bid Negotiations;

ü Design Specifications;

ü Expert Witness Testimony and Third Party Reviews;

ü Contractor OSHA Compliance Programs;

ü EPA AHERA Inspection & Management Planning;

ü Periodic Monitoring & Surveillance;

ü Ambient Air Monitoring;

ü Management plan development and implementation;

ü Response action determination;

ü Air monitoring and analysis.

Asbestos Project Management

By providing project management assistance, approved training and competent field investigation/monitoring services, Saban helps the client develop an environmentally and economically sound proactive approach to asbestos-containing materials. Saban's staff represents a vast resource of expertise.  We are capable of solving your most complex asbestos management problems by providing the solutions you need for today's environmental challenges.  Saban has performed hundreds of asbestos building surveys at commercial, residential, and industrial facilities. We assist clients in determining the most practical approach to manage asbestos-containing building materials.

Asbestos Inspection and Abatement Design

Saban has extensive experience performing investigative surveys, developing Operations & Maintenance (O&M) programs, labeling protocols, providing training, abatement design, construction administration and project oversight.  Saban has performed numerous asbestos surveys at various commercial, multi-family residential, industrial, school district, and governmental facilities located throughout the United States.  Saban has also prepared asbestos abatement specifications and provided air monitoring and construction surveillance services during small and large-scale asbestos abatement projects for a wide range of facilities including public housing, municipal buildings, and private buildings.

Building Materials and Hazmat Surveys

Saban utilizes AHERA (Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act) bulk sampling protocol in conducting surveys and sampling for asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM).  Results of surveys are plotted using computer-aided drafting/design (CAD) to allow the visualization of sampling locations as well as where ACBM is located in a facility.  Accredited laboratories using polarized light microscopy (PLM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) typically conduct analyses for friable and non-friable organically bound (NOB) materials.  Field data are presented on CAD plans of each facility indicating all sample locations and confirmed ACBM.

Design and Oversight of Asbestos Remediation Projects

Following the identification of ACM, materials that were noted to be in poor condition or subject to planned renovations would be subject to abatement as per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) requirements (40 CFR 61).  Additionally, if existing operations would impact known or suspect ACBM and cause a fiber release episode, immediate response actions would be required.