A Contractor's Guide
to Asbestos
Don't expose your crew and
customers to health hazards, and
yourself to lifelong liability.
by Gerald L. Wykoff
The remodeler contracted to redo the
interiors of four adjacent shops in a
small shopping center. Among the
many routine tasks involved was removing
the ceiling and changing the airdelivery
system.
A pre-bid visit to the shopping center
turned up nothing unusual. The 1972
structure featured the usual technology
then in use, including a drop ceiling
under an open plenum through which
the mechanical system supplied air.
Within two days after starting the
job, though, the contractor discovered
that he faced a serious problem—one
he hadn't anticipated or covered in his
original bid. As soon as his employees
ripped out