Asbestos Removed from Oregon Hotel

Crews wearing protective gear removed asbestos tiles from the roof of the former Timber Inn Motel located in Coos Bay, Oregon.  Protective gear was worn by workers in order to avoid exposure to any asbestos fibers that may have been present in the roofing materials.

Exposure to asbestos fibers has a significant chance of leading to the development of any one of a number of diseases with lasting health effects.  Such diseases include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.  Because such diseases usually have a considerably long latency period it is very difficult to find effective treatment options for those that have fallen victim to asbestos exposure.  In many cases it is already too late for treatment by the time such a disease is discovered.

The work at the hotel was conducted by Storm Guard Construction who is based out of Roseburg, Oregon.  Crews are not only installing a new roof but new gutters as well.  The hotel is being renovated in order to reopen as a Super 8 Motel.

Many older buildings in the United States have materials used in their construction that contain asbestos due to the fact that the dangerous nature of the substance was not realized until the 1970’s.  Use of asbestos began to become regulated by the government when congress formed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration around the same time.

The owner of the hotel is hoping to reopen in the early summer months of this year.

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