What Counts as an Emergency Asbestos Removal Callout

Finding asbestos on your property can be alarming, even if it has been in place for years without causing any obvious harm.

Sometimes asbestos discoveries can be dealt with in due time. But sometimes, they create an urgent situation that requires immediate professional response. That’s where our 24/7 emergency asbestos removal callout service becomes essential for businesses and homes across the greater Wellington area.

But what counts as an asbestos emergency?

Asbestos becomes exposed

In many properties, asbestos remains hidden and intact for years (even decades) without any issues.

But sometimes, an event or incident will suddenly expose that asbestos. It could be a big storm, a tree falling on the house, a vehicle hitting the property, or just about anything else. Whatever the situation, it can take previously stable asbestos and suddenly turn it into an exposed emergency situation.

If the asbestos containing materials (ACM) become broken, cracked or otherwise disturbed, it can mean the fibres can enter that air and pose a risk.

This certainly counts as an asbestos emergency. An emergency asbestos callout to PROES gets professionals on site to contain the area, implement safety measures, and remove or remediate the material before further contamination or exposure occurs.

Commercial or industrial site shutdown due to asbestos

If asbestos is discovered on a commercial or industrial property, this can quickly disrupt operations and lead to significant financial loss. In cases where work must resume quickly, an emergency asbestos removal callout is essential.

Your company might have deadlines to meet, products that won’t last, or essential services that can’t be paused indefinitely. Just look at what happened at the Auckland Museum to see how asbestos can shut down a commercial site overnight.

A rapid response from PROES with an emergency asbestos callout helps minimise downtime while ensuring the health and safety of employees, contractors, and visitors.

Home unliveable due to asbestos

While a commercial property can lose income due to an asbestos discovery, a home can become unliveable.

Whether you’re a landlord and it’s your tenants at risk, or if it’s your own family home, finding exposed asbestos is certainly an emergency. Any risk to humans, pets, or even visitors to the property, means you will all need to evacuate and stay elsewhere until the risk can be managed safely.

A PROES emergency asbestos callout is necessary in this situation. We will be able to contain the danger, and potentially also remove it, while you or your tenants stay elsewhere. Our hardworking teams and efficient processes mean that we’ll have the property safe and liveable again as soon as possible.

Asbestos is discovered during renovation or demolition

It’s not uncommon for Kiwi homeowners and property owners to be mid-renovation or at the start of the demolition process when asbestos is discovered on the property. In this case, work cannot continue until the worksite is certified as safe.

This is more than a simple spanner in the works, as projects at this scale contain countless moving parts – none of which can move when asbestos is present.

That’s a perfect example of an emergency callout scenario. PROES can respond quickly, assess the situation, and begin safe removal so you can move forward with confidence.

When to Reach Out to PRO Environmental Services

Not every asbestos issue is an emergency. Sometimes asbestos can be managed safely for a period of time or removed on a planned schedule. But in situations where there’s unexpected disturbance, exposure risk, worksite cessation, or positive test results demanding urgent action, it’s time to make the call.

PRO Environmental Services offers 24/7 emergency asbestos callouts that deliver fast, professional asbestos removal whenever you need it. With decades of experience and full compliance with safety standards, their team is ready to deal with urgent asbestos situations efficiently and effectively so you can protect your people and your project.

Call us today for a free quote or to discuss your emergency!