Our Services
Comprehensive asbestos solutions across New York State — inspection, air monitoring, design, and incident assessment.
Project Monitoring & Air Monitoring
Our certified Project Monitors act as your representative on site during abatement, ensuring compliance at every stage. Our air techs collect PCM and/or TEM air samples, maintain chain-of-custody records, and determine whether an abatement site can be safely released for re-occupation — the only definitive way to confirm airborne fiber levels are within safe limits.
Asbestos Designer
An Asbestos Designer plans the scope of work, timing, phasing, and remediation methods for an asbestos project. The Project Designer applies their knowledge of building construction to the design and development of abatement projects, abatement specifications, bidding documents, architectural drawings, and schematic representations of asbestos material locations.
The Asbestos Designer composes and submits a variance application to the NYS Engineer for approval. A NYS asbestos variance is needed when you want to deviate from NYS Code Rule 56 and can show a hardship as to why you cannot comply.
Asbestos Inspector — Pre-Renovation Survey
A pre-renovation asbestos survey is conducted when extensive construction or renovation is taking place in any building. This kind of survey is limited to the path of construction and/or the actual building materials being disturbed.
Asbestos Inspector — Pre-Demolition Survey
A pre-demolition asbestos survey is a comprehensive asbestos-containing material (ACM) assessment. This type of survey inspects components of an entire building, including interior and exterior building materials. The certified asbestos inspector is responsible for the identification and assessment of all types of ACM, PACM, and suspect miscellaneous ACM within the affected portion of the building or structure.
Reference: NYS Industrial Code Rule 56.
Asbestos Incident Assessment
Asbestos contamination is a serious issue that requires careful handling and assessment to determine how far the contamination has spread. Assessment for asbestos generally consists of four parts:
- Visual assessment — to determine the extent of contamination by suspect materials.
- Sampling — to confirm the presence of asbestos in bulk materials, dust, or air.
- Interpretation of laboratory results by qualified professionals.
- Reporting.
If asbestos-containing materials are detected, a variance has to be composed and submitted to the NYS Engineering Department for approval of the clean-up process.
Reference Materials
Regulations & guidance
Zonolite & Vermiculite
Zonolite can be found in attics, walls, and inside concrete block walls. A2Z Environmental has the experience, credentials, staff, and equipment to handle all sizes of asbestos projects in New York State.
ZIA Vermiculite Fund
If your property contains Zonolite attic insulation, you may be eligible for the Zonolite Attic Insulation (ZAI) Trust fund:
Rotameter Calibration & Purchase
We calibrate rotameters to keep you in compliance with the required quarterly secondary calibration per NYS DOH ELAP. Call for local pickup or ship your rotameters to us. We track your quarterly calibration schedule and reach out two weeks in advance so you never have to worry about staying in compliance.
- Primary calibration — yearly
- Secondary calibration — quarterly (4 times a year)
- High- and low-volume rotameters available for purchase
Pump Repair & Purchase
Pumps fail from time to time. When they do, it's often much cheaper to have them repaired — the internal parts may just need cleaning due to the dirty environments they work in. AIR ONE TI-004 low-volume pumps are battery-operated; when they fail, we install a rapid-charge, longer-life battery. Call us for all your pump repair needs and new pump purchases.