Environmental Due Diligence

Today's building managers and owners must not only manage the most well-known types of environmental issues in buildings, such as asbestos, lead-based paint, lead in the water and mold, but they also must consider the new environmental exposures issues including Chinese drywall, vapor intrusion and PCBs in caulk.

Since buildings exist to protect people from the elements of the outside world while supporting human activity, buildings should not make people sick, cause them discomfort or inhibit their ability to perform. If environmental exposures are not managed properly, a building owner is likely to experience a high remediation cost and a problematic resolution of liability claims.

Are you doing enough to proactively manage the environmental exposures in your building? Call one of the environmental due diligence experts at August Mack Environmental.

• No Notice of Violations (NOVs) or Notice of Deficiencies (NODs) from any of the regulatory agency inspections
   
• Reduces personnel, turnover, travel and training
   
• Ensured compliance eliminates regulatory fines and penalties
   
• Reduces future environmental, health and safety (EH&S) issues by addressing issues in a timely and efficient manner

Building owners and managers should keep in mind the following asbestos management requirements:

• Training - Maintenance and custodial (housekeeping) personnel must be trained regarding asbestos if they will be working adjacent to asbestos or asbestos dust
  • 2-Hour Asbestos Awareness Training - Required for maintenance and housekeeping personnel that will be working adjacent to asbestos at no cost to the employee.
  • 16-Hour Asbestos O&M Training - Required for maintenance personnel that perform Class III work (repair and maintenance where asbestos will be disturbed.
• Exercise due diligence to identify asbestos containing materials (ACMs) before disturbing any potential ACMs
• Always investigate the possibility of ACM which may included testing. Do not rely on the word of any person regarding the presence or absence of asbestos.