Asbestos · ACP-5 / ACP-7
Don't let asbestos paperwork delay your renovation permit.
DOB won't move your job forward without asbestos documentation. Every day the filing sits incomplete is a day of idle crews, extended schedules and carrying costs on a building that isn't earning.
Permit application on hold? Call (718) 231-8399 and we'll scope the assessment today.
- NY ELAP accredited laboratoryNew York State Dept. of Health Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
- EPA licensed inspectorsLead inspection and sampling performed by EPA licensed personnel
- NYC-certified inspectionsLead, asbestos and indoor air quality work performed to NYC agency standards
- In-house chain of custodySampling, analysis and reporting under one accredited roof
Certificate numbers are published as issued by each accrediting body.
The pain point
The requirement is DOB's. The delay is avoidable.
Asbestos documentation is a gate on NYC renovation work, not an optional step. The two filings owners encounter most are the ACP-5 — the asbestos assessment report attesting to the work's asbestos status — and the ACP-7, used where the scope involves asbestos abatement.
The variable you control is how fast the assessment and lab analysis get done. Because PES analyzes samples in its own NY ELAP-accredited laboratory, the filing isn't waiting on an outside lab's schedule.
Liability beyond the permit
Disturbing asbestos-containing material without an assessment invites worker and occupant claims, stop-work orders and penalties that dwarf the cost of testing first.
The two filings
ACP-5
Asbestos assessment report attesting to the asbestos status of the planned work — the filing DOB looks for before a permit moves.
ACP-7
Used where the scope involves asbestos abatement, documenting the abatement side of the job.
Where the clock actually runs
Sampling access and lab analysis. We control both, so the filing isn't queued behind an outside laboratory.
Process
Assessment to filing-ready documentation.
Four steps, one firm, one chain of custody — from scope review to the document your filing requires.
Step 1
Scope review
We review the planned work and the materials it will disturb to determine what has to be assessed and sampled.
Step 2
On-site sampling
Suspect materials are sampled on site, scheduled around your contractor's start date.
Step 3
In-house lab analysis
Analysis runs in our own NY ELAP-accredited laboratory — no third-party lab turnaround between you and your permit.
Step 4
ACP-5 / ACP-7 documentation
You receive the assessment documentation your filing requires, delivered by email, digital copy, fax or mail.
Asset needed: Naming the PES-affiliated NYC-certified asbestos investigator and stating typical assessment-to-filing timelines would sharpen this page considerably. Neither was supplied, so no timeline is claimed.
Talk to PES
Get the assessment moving before the permit clock costs you.
Call to scope your job today, or send the building address and scope and a coordinator will call you back.
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