Healthy Homes Specialist Certification for Charlotte Company

Pete Hubicki of Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte has earned the Healthy Homes Specialist certification from the National Environmental Health Association and the National Center for Healthy Housing.

“The HHS exam tests your understanding of the connection between health and housing, enabling you to take a holistic approach to identify and resolve problems that threaten the health and well being of residents,” said Pete Hubicki with Get The Lead Out®.  “Many homes fall short of the basic requirements of a healthy home and contain one or more of hazards that adversely affect human health.”

Attributes of an Unhealthy Home

• Mold and pests — such as cockroaches, rodents, and dust mites — can cause and contribute to asthma, allergies, and other respiratory illnesses. Since housing conditions can play a significant role in respiratory health, these hazards can greatly increase and intensify susceptibility to respiratory illnesses.
• Toxic materials such as lead, asbestos, and chemical pesticides can harm human health in a variety of ways. For instance, lead poisoning in children causes reduced IQ and attention span, hyperactivity, impaired growth, reading and learning disabilities, hearing loss, insomnia, and a range of other health, intellectual, and behavioral problems.
• Poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide and radon also pose threats to health. Carbon monoxide poisoning results in more than 200 accidental deaths a year and, at much lower levels, causes flu-like symptoms, which often go undiagnosed. Radon can increase the risk of cancer, which is the second leading cause of death among adults and children in the U.S.

“The ideal way to maintain healthy homes and properties is to practice primary prevention (addressing these hazards before they become dangerous problems) using a holistic approach (tackling many hazards at once),” added Hubicki.

If you would like to learn more about Healthy Home inspections in Charlotte and the Carolinas, please contact Katie Hubicki with Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email Katie at koh@gettheleadout.biz.

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Phase 1 ESA Environmental Site Assessments in Charlotte - What are They?

Phase 1 ESA Environmental Site Assessments are surging in demand around the Charlotte area as commercial construction and commercial investors flock back to developing commercial properties.  But what exactly is a Phase 1 ESA?

In general, Get The Lead Out® performs Phase 1 ESAs with a full report identifying any potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities discovered in an existing commercial building and land site.  The actual analysis is called the ESA, or Environmental Site Assessment. 

“The ESA that we perform typically addresses both the underlying land, or building site, as well as any physical improvements that have been performed on the property,” said Kathryn Hubicki, president of Get The Lead Out®.  “The actual sampling of soil, air, groundwater or building materials is typically not conducted during a Phase 1 ESA.”

A Phase 1 ESA from Get The Lead Out® is generally considered the first step in the process of environmental due diligence.  “The standards and steps that we perform for a Phase 1 ESA have been established by the Environmental Protection Agency,” adds Hubicki.  “Now, if our Phase 1 ESA determines that a building site is considered to be contaminated, we then provide a Phase 2 ESA, which is a much more detailed and testing analysis for hazardous substances.”

It is important to point out that any piece of real estate can be the subject of a Phase 1 ESA performed by Get The Lead Out®.  “The testing site does not have to be a site that is going to undergo demolition or renovation,” says Hubicki.  “We perform Phase 1 ESAs on existing and active building sites, schools, churches, manufacturing facilities, office buildings and homes.”

If you would like to learn more about having a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) performed, please contact Kathryn Hubicki at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz.  We can help you determine or uncover any hazardous conditions or substances that may exist on your building site.

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2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Prediction is for a “Near-Normal” Season

Get The Lead Out® provides emergency lead paint, asbestos and mold testing and remediation services for communities that have been damaged by violent storms and hurricanes.  “Each year at this time, we put our environmental inspection and remediation teams on alert for emergency responses to severe storm damage,” said Kathryn Hubicki, president of Get The Lead Out®.  “One of the east coast emergency response programs that our company participates with is through the Hilton hotel chain, as they have many hotel properties along the east coast.”

The official Atlantic hurricane season began on July 1, 2012, and will end November 30, 2012.  “NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 70 percent chance of nine to 15 named storms with top winds of 39 mph or higher,” says Hubicki.  “They predict that possibly three may become major hurricanes with top winds of 111 mph or higher, ranking Category 3, 4 or 5.”

2012 Tropical Storm & Hurricane Names

Alberto	Beryl	Chris	Debby	Ernesto	Florence
Gordon	Helene	Isaac	Joyce	Kirk	Leslie
Michael	Nadine	Oscar	Patty	Rafael	Sandy
Tony	Valerie	William

“These severe storms obviously can destroy and disturb construction materials that could possibly contain lead paint and asbestos, exposing them to the environment and posing further health concerns,” adds Hubicki.  “In addition to those health and environmental concerns, the issue of toxic mold and mildew surfaces after a large water and weather disaster.”

Get The Lead Out® mobilizes a large force of environmental specialists and scientists that respond within 24 hours to a major weather and environmental event.  To learn more about our lead paint, asbestos and mold environmental programs, please contact Kathryn Hubicki at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz.   Get The Lead Out® is large enough to serve you, and small enough to care.

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What is Professional Lead Paint & Asbestos Abatement in Charlotte?

Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte is a professional and licensed company providing superior environmental inspection and testing services for dangers like lead paint, asbestos, mold and radon gas.  “Homeowners, real estate developers and property managers have relied on us since 1993 for accurate inspections and testing for dangerous environmental substances,” said Kathryn Hubicki, president of Get The Lead Out®.  “The next logical stage following the positive identification and presence of a dangerous environmental substance is the abatement, or removal of the substance.”

As lead paint deteriorates, or is disturbed, it produces chips and dust that places adults, and especially young children, at risk. “The dust and chips can easily enter the bloodstream through either inhalation or ingestion,” adds Hubicki. “The gradual accumulation of lead dust and fumes results in lead poisoning, which studies have revealed causes elevated blood levels in developing children.”  Our team of lead paint inspectors can assess your situation, determine the presence of hazardous lead paint, and then manage the abatement of the lead paint.

A similar approach is taken for the detection and abatement of asbestos.  “Our qualified staff at Get The Lead Out® can help you to determine if you have asbestos containing materials, assess the risk, select the most appropriate method of managing the problem and supervise the abatement operation, whether it is removal or encapsulation,” said Hubicki.

If you or your company would like to learn more about lead paint and asbestos inspections, testing and abatement, please call Kathryn Hubicki with Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz.  Get The Lead Out® is large enough to serve you, and small enough to care.

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Charlotte Lead Paint Abatement Company Sees Lead Removal Projects Rise

Get The Lead Out® is seeing an upward trend in 2012 on Charlotte area lead paint abatement (removal) projects on older homes that are undergoing renovation and remodeling.

“We just completed a very interesting lead paint abatement project with an older home in neighboring Oxford, NC,” says Kathryn Hubicki, president with Get The Lead Out®.  “One of the most important aspects of any lead paint abatement project is the testing that we do after the lead paint has been removed.”

Get The Lead Out® performs a lead paint “wipe” test to uncover any residual lead dust.  “Our lead paint wipe test is looking for any remaining lead that could possibly measure into any dangerous levels of presence,” added Hubicki.

For this specific home and lead paint abatement project in Oxford, NC, the resulting lead paint wipe test indicated that there were no hazardous levels of lead paint dust remaining in the home, so the remodeling contractor was provided with a letter of clearance from Get The Lead Out® indicating the negative presence of lead paint.

“Our qualified staff at Get The Lead Out® can help all homeowners determine if you have asbestos-containing materials, assess the risk, select the most appropriate method of managing the problem and supervise the abatement operation, whether it is removal or encapsulation” said Hubicki.

No lead paint inspection or lead paint abatement project is too small or too large for Get The Lead Out®.  “We’re large enough to serve you, and we’re small enough to care,” says Hubicki.  Call Get The Lead Out® in Charlotte at 704-376-3594 or email Kathryn Hubicki at koh@gettheleadout.biz to learn more about lead paint inspections and lead paint abatement.

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Charlotte Lead Paint Inspection Risk Assessor Finds Lead Paint Sources

Charlotte-based Get The Lead Out® is a professional lead paint inspection and lead paint abatement company with 18+ years of successful experience.  Recently, company president Kathryn Hubicki attended a lead paint risk assessor course at Greenville Technical College in Greenville, SC.

“A certified lead paint risk assessor is allowed to interpret the results of lead paint inspections,” said Hubicki.  “In addition, the assessor can conduct risk assessments to determine where lead hazards exist.”

The lead paint risk assessor course helps industry professionals to learn how to interpret an inspection report and develop a lead hazard control plan in this training rationale for determining the hazards posed by residential lead-based paint, evaluating and selecting appropriate abatement or interim control measures and developing a lead operations and maintenance plan.

“Get The Lead Out® has always taken a proactive approach to having our team members be the most educated and professionally-certified lead inspectors and risk assessors in the marketplace,” added Hubicki.  “In addition to a real passion that our inspectors have for the lead paint and asbestos field, we also pride ourselves with attending continuing education, training and professional certification courses and workshops when they are available.”

Get The Lead Out® is a full-service property inspection, remediation, and abatement management services firm dedicated to providing superior environmental inspection and testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, radon, and property assessments for private residences, public housing, schools and commercial properties.

For lead paint inspection, asbestos inspection and abatement, and our other environmental services, please contact Kathryn Hubicki with Get The Lead Out ® at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz.

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Charlotte Lead Paint, Asbestos & Environmental Inspections Company Names New President

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (April 13, 2012) - Charlotte, NC-based Get The Lead Out® announced today that Kathryn Hubicki has been appointed the new company president effective immediately. Ms. Hubicki has more than ten years of experience in the environmental field and has licenses to perform lead-paint and asbestos inspections in several states.

“Get The Lead Out® is a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise that has served the Southeast United States since 1993,” said company co-founder Pete Hubicki. “To date, our company has performed thousands of lead paint and asbestos inspections on all types of buildings and properties across the Southeast U.S., and we are excited to have Kathryn now lead our company growth and expansion.”

“Our clients include single homeowners, private developers with portfolios of office and apartment buildings, hospitals, mortgage and insurance companies, and government agencies of all sizes,” said Kathryn Hubicki. “My goals as company president include maintaining our high levels of scientific education, experience, training and levels of service that our family business has presented over the past 19 years.”

For lead paint inspection, asbestos inspection and abatement, and our other environmental services, please contact Kathryn Hubicki at 704-376-3594 or email koh@gettheleadout.biz. 

About Get The Lead Out®

Get The Lead Out® is a full-service property inspection, remediation, and abatement management services firm dedicated to providing superior environmental inspection and testing for asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, radon, and property assessments for private residences, public housing, schools and commercial properties. 

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