Asbestos abatement companies should be hired when there is a concern about asbestos exposure. I think it's fair to say that in most countries the use of asbestos has been highly regulated nowadays. Over the past 100 years, a vast amount of data has been collected, indicating conclusively the danger of being exposed to this material. However, only over the past two to three decades, the full magnitude of so many individuals who had been in contact with the material and then contracting an asbe...