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"If All the Greedy People that Pollute can get Together & Show Strength in Unity – then Honest, Environmentalists Must Do the Same. You See – It’s as Simple As That.” George C. Keefe - ENCASEMENT Guy
Blogs Where Nature Meets Science & Coatings
"If All the Greedy People that Pollute can get Together & Show Strength in Unity – then Honest, Environmentalists Must Do the Same. You See – It’s as Simple As That.” George C. Keefe - ENCASEMENT Guy
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month including asbestos education, so this is a good time to raise awareness about preventing unnecessary exposure to asbestos that can cause lung cancer as well as contribute to other possible health concerns.
As I continue to globe trot, I deal with asbestos in many situations. Internationally, asbestos is found in over 2,000 uses and remains in service making up the content in many building components. Asbestos is still the best fireproofing known to man and unequaled as a component in many building materials. However, asbestos exposure can cause lung cancer and other health concerns. I am of the thought process that it’s impossible to stop the use of and removal of all the asbestos that is already in use in the world. I believe that the best we can do to prevent the unnecessary subjection to its downsides is to try to educate people on its hazards and how they can take simple steps to minimize direct exposure.
Throughout the world, I have been personally involved with the encasement of millions of square feet of solid hazardous materials including asbestos, lead based paint, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), etc. As I speak and inform audiences about the potential hazards of exposure to airborne asbestos, I continually emphasize that this can be prevented by simple in-place management with the right installation of green coatings, safely sealing in the asbestos while continuing to realize its benefits.
The truth is, we safely deal with many types of hazardous materials on a daily basis. Take electricity as an example. Regardless of whether it is high or low voltage, we use the same strategy of sealing electrical wires with an appropriate coating to keep people safe from the potential of electrocution while safely realizing all the benefits.
Asbestos can be dealt with in the same manner. We can contain the hazard while letting it do what it is intended to do. The sane approach of in-place management we take for granted in so many other areas can sometimes be overlooked when dealing with solid hazardous materials.
With the proper application of the right green coatings we can prevent exposure and the resulting negative effects with a simple and safe way to deal with these materials. This is the same approach I take in educating people worldwide about protecting themselves and others from unnecessary exposure of lung disease-causing asbestos exposure.
To learn more about protecting people, buildings and the environment with green coatings encasement with GEI (GLOBAL Encasement Inc.) Green coatings contact me at EncasementGUY.com or Encasement.com
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Friday, November 16, 2018
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month including asbestos education, so this is a good time to raise awareness about preventing unnecessary exposure to asbestos that can cause lung cancer as well as contribute to other possible health concerns.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Short of moving your building or raising it up above flooding, the best approach to take to reduce storm, flooding and natural disaster losses is to simply use a proven coating to wind and waterproofthe surfaces in the path of destruction.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
We recently passed the anniversary of 9-11-2001 tragedy of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York. I wanted to remind everyone that the effects of that fateful day are still being felt and especially by some of the heroes that were affected by the initial exposure and then the secondary exposure that took place during the cleanup. Some of those exposed were firefighters, police officers, EMTs (Emergency Medical Technician), construction workers, transit workers, cleanup workers, debris removal crews, truck drivers, nearby office workers, and Lower Manhattan residents.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
I discussed in a recent blog the importance of keeping the aesthetics of a historic building intact. Making sure that the look and overall presentation on a structure is preserved is very significant. This is especially true with landmark properties that have prominent and distinct features. Preservation can become very difficult when it entails obsolete building materials that contain hazardous materials that are typically removed and replaced. Three of the most common of hazardous materials is lead-based paint, asbestos and PCBs. In the USA, lead was used in paints up until 1978. It then was banned for its negative health effects, especially with children in their developing stages. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were banned from paints, caulking and surface coatings in 1979 and asbestos was banned in 1974. All these bans were due to the negative health and environmental effects of these products.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Lead Paint Poisoning is Preventable Through Education and Action
