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Non-Profit 501(c)3
Charles Perea
President & Founder
505-857-0480
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Mission
Providing a resource for homes to learn how to deal safely with asbestos used in the construction of our homes throughout this country. We live with asbestos and it is still deadly.There is no safe limit of exposure so, let us show you how to stay safe in your home.
Homeowners live with the hazards associated with asbestos building materials. Preventing future exposures to this known health hazard is the key. We cannot continue to ignore this reality. There is no known safe level of exposure according to epidemiology. The foundation will educate families in collaboration with State Health and Environment Departments as well as Asbestos Abatement Experts! All homeowners have this issue to deal with. Do not be confused, asbestos is in over 3,000 products. Preventing exposure is preventing cancer...
- Asbestos Survival Training:
- Here is a video that will help you understand this hazard in homes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjMsV4VsJew&feature=related
- List of asbestos products http://www.mesotheliomacenter.org/about/asbestos-materials.php
- Managing My Asbestos: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/managing/index.htm
Bonus Round:
- Asbestos: Still legal and in use -- Reuters Investigates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZm7u6z6tLI
- The Daily Show: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-12-2011/ored-to-death
The Plan
1. Educate
* Implement education for future generation on asbestos and how to manage it
* Provide information about the hazard (Asbestos In Our Homes)
* Provide a list of materials that typically contain asbestos
* Provide a list of do's and dont's for handling asbestos materials
* Conduct educational outreach through all media outlets
Vision
2. Assess (Currently providing this service in the Albuquerque Area)
* Inspect for damage
* Identify materials that will be affected during renovation/remodeling
* Collect test samples for processing by an accredited laboratory
3. Remove/Abate the hazard
* Free or low cost removal/abatement of asbestos materials that are damaged
* Removal/abatement of materials that will be impacted during projects
Asbestos is a reality that we live with and how we deal with it will determine whether it will continue to cause deaths in the future. There is no known safe level of exposure. Regulations do not apply to you and me as homeowners but because of regulations in the work place, we know how to handle asbestos safely. Using certified contractors trained to work with asbestos we can continue to do those projects and repairs that are necessary to maintain a home safely. The question then becomes; how am I going to pay for this? In most cases, the asbestos will not have to be disturbed. The best thing to do is leave it and work around or over it by encapsulation. If you're thinking, it's too late, I've been exposed, I would like you to consider those around you. That is why I am doing all of this. The little ones will have to live with this hazard as well. So, what do we do? Refer back to the first objective and let's do this because it needs to be done.
- Your help is needed to fund this effort. Please give to this charity and let's prevent cancer so we wont have to treat it down the road...
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