Certain asbestos materials and projects that elaborate engineering controls are unnecessary and maybe even dangerous. For example, there is a means and method to safely and effectively drill a hole through vinyl asbestos tile; drill through an asbestos-containing ceiling to install fire protection; or cut into transite water pipe or sewer pipe, or transite siding.
As a general contractor for 38 years, Nick Zaffino says he has seriously injured his eyes on more than one occasion - when he failed to wear protective eyewear or when he wore the wrong protective eyewear for the job.