Often, when hazardous materials abatement is happening inside a new or old building, parts of and even the entire building is shrink-wrapped to provide a negative pressure enclosure. You may wonder why shrink-wrap is used on abatement sites or soft demo sites and what the benefits are. In today’s blog article we are going to explain why that is.
Negative Pressure Shrink-Wrap Enclosures are The Ultimate Environmental Containment System for Asbestos or Lead Abatement Including Soft Demolition Scopes of Work
The removal or abatement of asbestos and other hazardous materials is a highly regulated and sensitive activity that requires the utmost in planning and installation of negative pressure containments that will withstand monitored pressure differential and often adverse weather. Fire rating can also be especially important. Enviro-Vac products and techniques create a complete seal of the abatement area keeping all harmful asbestos and/or lead dust and fibers safely contained.
Negative pressure shrink-wrap containments keep dust and airborne contaminants IN and the rain, snow, and sun OUT. This reduces downtime due to weather and other external factors.
Shrink-Wrap is Environmentally Friendly
Shrink-wrap containment systems are a cost-effective and environmentally sound method of creating airtight, negative pressure enclosures for hazardous materials abatement.
Minimizing Risk of Containment Failure
Enviro-Vac's industrial shrink-wrap has been specially formulated to set new standards in the hazardous materials abatement industry. It has been formulated to withstand strong winds and provide enhanced UV resistance and durability in a negative pressure environment. The shrink-wrap is fire rated and made from high density polyethylene making it ideal for stronger joint welds, minimizing risk of a hazardous materials abatement containment failure.
Versatile Quality Material
Shrink-wrap is ideal for creating effective environmental containments and is particularly effective at adapting to awkward shapes as it can be cut and heat-welded in place. Heat-welding of shrink-wrap joints creates a smooth, continuously bonded enclosure able to resist strong winds and negative pressure environments.
Fire Rated
Enviro-Vac's shrink wrap is fire rated.
Great For Winter Protection - Reduce Cost
The Enviro-Vac shrink wrap system is great for providing added protection to workers and equipment from the elements. Enviro-Vac often utilizes negative pressure shrink-wrap containments for asbestos removal on a building or facility to reduce labour costs in cold weather allowing asbestos removal and or hazardous materials abatement to be conducted within an enclosed space with key constraints like temperature, humidity, light, and airflow modified to meet specific needs.
Enviro-Vac is one of the oldest privately owned environmental contractors in Canada offering a full suite of services in hazardous materials abatement and decontamination including shrink- wrap containments, industrial vacuum services and abrasive blasting. Enviro-Vac are available to work both small and large-scale projects across Canada. The head office is based in Surrey, BC.
If you have any questions about this article or would like to talk to us about hazardous materials abatement solutions, decontamination of facilities, high-risk containments or industrial vacuum cleaning, please call us on our toll-free number, (888) 296-2499.
