Hospitals and care facilities
Abatement planned for hospitals and care facilities
Hospitals and care homes run around the clock, and their patients and residents have the least tolerance for dust and disruption. The work area is closed off and contained with negative pressure, HEPA filtration and decontamination, and we plan the sequence and timing with facilities and clinical teams to limit disruption to patients, residents and staff, then document every step for your records.
- Occupied facilitiesContained work areas, phasing planned with you to limit disruption
- UA Local 170Signatory contractor
- Trained and certified crewsOn every asbestos abatement job
- InsuredInsurance certificates available on request.
What makes these projects different
- Facilities that run around the clock
- Patients and residents with low tolerance for dust
- Infection-control and air-quality requirements set by the facility
- Tight coordination with clinical and facilities staff
How we work
- Containment designed so air flows only from clean areas into the work area
- Phased, off-hours work planned with the facility to limit disruption
- Experience with facility infection-control procedures
- Closeout report ready for the facility file
Procurement and documents
We can talk through health authority vendor requirements during your consultation.
Frequently asked questions
Can the rest of the building stay in use during abatement?
Often, yes, with planning, but not the area being worked on. That area is cleared, restricted and signed, and for high-risk work it is fully enclosed until clearance. The regulation also requires prevention of spread to other areas and daily air sampling outside the containment when unprotected workers are nearby (OHS Regulation ss. 6.12–6.13, 6.21). How much of the building has to be closed depends on the scope. We plan the sequence, phasing and timing with you, including night and weekend shifts, so the rest of the facility is disrupted as little as possible.
How do you stop dust and fibres from reaching occupied areas?
How is air outside the work area checked?
During high-risk work (other than glove-bag work), the employer must sample air outside the containment at least daily if unprotected workers are in the area, and results must be available to workers within 24 hours (s. 6.12(2)–(3)).
General information, not legal advice. Requirements depend on your project; confirm with WorkSafeBC, your municipality or a qualified professional.
Planning work in an older building?
Book a Site Consultation and we'll walk the scope, the schedule and the building with you.
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