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Unsafe Building Conditions to Look Out For

Exterior

  • Downed power lines and trees
  • Chemical contamination (fuel oil, asbestos, toxic gas)
  • Displaced animals, rodents, insects
  • Sewage
  • Unstable ground
  • Flooding

Interior: building hazards

  • Asbestos
  • Lead paint
  • PCBs
  • Toxic metals (chromium and lead)
  • Fuel oil
  • Electrical system damage (sparks, frayed wires)
  • Gas leaks or explosion
  • Flooding
  • Unstable floors
  • Fixtures/objects that may fall

Interior: general

  • moldhoriz-100 Smoldering or new fire
  • Contaminated water
  • Mold
  • Smoke and/or soot (may contain arsenic)
  • Mud (slippery and contaminated)
  • Pests, dead and alive
  • Garbage and raw sewage

 

Interior: art material hazards

  • brokenglass-100 Lead
  • Toxic pigments
  • Spilled solvents
  • Acetylene tanks
  • Broken glass and pottery
  • Sharp tools