As one of the largest Hazardous Materials (HazMat) contractors in Canada, QM specializes in the safe and effective removal of a wide range of contaminants found in commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.
We provide full service capabilities, delivered by a highly trained team of HazMat Technicians with extensive experience in all areas of assessment, containment and removal
Utilizing the latest abatement technologies, we are fully equipped and prepared to handle a wide range of toxic materials and building contaminants.
Our projects range in scope from asbestos or mould related work in small Abatement renovations, to the total removal of asbestos containing insulations from coal fired electric power generating stations. From hospitals, colleges, universities, and retail shopping centres, to the renovations of a functioning airport, our team is qualified and ready to help you with the safe removal of asbestos and any other toxic materials.
Hazardous Materials Waste Management
At QM, we share your concern over the effect toxic materials can have on human health and the environment. Accordingly, we have strict regulatory controls in place for the safe handling, transportation and disposal of the hazardous materials that are used for a range of commercial and industrial applications.
We provide our clients with environmentally sound solutions for the management and disposal of a wide variety of hazardous waste. Our team of highly trained and experienced Technicians will provide you with innovative waste management strategies and safely transport waste products to approved landfills and treatment facilities.
Our Hazardous Materials Services Include:
- Asbestos containing sprayed fireproofing, mechanical insulation, DWJC, vinyl sheet flooring, VAT, transite, roofing, and caulking
- Lead based paint and dusts
- Mould and fungi
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) ballasts
- Building contaminants (chemical, volatile, biological/bioaerosols)
- Vermiculite attic insulation
Memberships / Associations
University of Victoria Housing and Dining
QM was awarded the contract to abatement and demolish 2 residence buildings and 1 student dining and meeting hall for a Student Dining and Housing Project on the University of Victoria Campus located in Victoria, BC.
Harbour Towers Hotel
QM Environmental was awarded the contract to convert an existing iconic 13-storey hotel tower and 4 stories below grade into residential rental units (to be known as "The James at Harbour Towers") located in the downtown harbour of Victoria, BC.
Gunnar Mines
A Toxic Legacy. Decades of neglect left this former uranium mine site in a dangerous state of decay. More than a mine site, in fact, Gunnar Mines was a community turned ghost town when in 1963, the mines shut down.
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Jeremy Robinson
Senior Vice President & Division Head – Emergency Management / Environmental Response Services & HazMat
Emergency Response
1 877.378.7745