When we talk about the health risks associated with abatement and remediation jobs in hospitals, bacteria and viruses are among the top concerns. These microscopic hazards are easily spread and impossible to see, making them major threats. Bacteria has similar growth...
When we talk about the health risks associated with abatement and remediation jobs in hospitals, bacteria and viruses are among the top concerns. These microscopic hazards are easily spread and impossible to see, making them major threats. Bacteria has similar...
We’ve reached the end of our Under the Microscope series – and today’s topic may be one of the least taken seriously despite posing a threat severe enough to be deadly. When you think of hospitals and other healthcare centers, “dusty” probably isn’t a word that you...
Abatement professionals know that they need to have a variety of tapes in their toolbox to be prepared for every job, and one of those is a barricade tape. Barricade tapes are the brightly colored non-adhesive tapes that we often see in depictions of crime scenes...
Traditionally, building containment areas in abatement and remediation jobs has involved using two different tapes; the first, a painter’s tape to mask off and protect the doorway, window, floor or other surface area, and the second, a duct tape to hang the poly...
Packaging and strapping tapes are great additions to the toolbox for restoration and abatement jobs. They are useful for: General purpose bundling and holding applications Sealing boxes of belongings that are packed up and removed from the jobsite before the crew...
While often lumped together as one category, abatement and restoration projects actually have some key differences, which might help determine the best tools, including tape, for the job. Restoration refers to a situation where an interior area is being contained...
While typically thought of for use in HVAC jobs, foil tapes are also useful for abatement and restoration applications involving metal and sheet metal repair, such as sealing up ductwork after a hole has been cut into it to check for water damage after a fire or...
Painter’s tapes and masking tapes are useful for more than just masking surfaces before painting. They are also quite handy in abatement and restoration projects for building containments, labeling, hanging temporary signs, and bundling. Masking and painter's tapes...
In abatement and restoration applications, the jobsite environment can have a heavy impact on your tape’s performance. Abatement projects like asbestos removal, fumigation, cleanup of smoke and fire damage, and other disaster relief efforts are usually accompanied...