Asbestos Removal & Disposal

Examples of non-licensed work with asbestos

• Cleaning up small quantities of loose/ fine debris containing ACM dust (where the work is sporadic and of low intensity, the control limit will not be exceeded and it is short duration work)

• Drilling of textured decorative coatings for installation of fixtures/fittings

• Encapsulation and sealing-in work on asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) that are in good condition.

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Maintenance and removal work involving: 

• asbestos cement products (eg asbestos garage/shed/outhouse/unit roof sheeting, tiles and rainwater goods)

• asbestos in ropes, yarns and woven cloth

• asbestos gaskets or asbestos rope cords (including removal as part of repair and upkeep of equipment) if this can be done without substantial breakage

• asbestos-containing thermoplastic and vinyl floor tiles, bitumen roof felt, shingles, damp-proofing coatings, and mastics

• asbestos-containing felt and paper

• plastic paint coatings, PVC floors, panels and sealing compounds

• asbestos-containing conveyor belts/drive belts, bonded rubber, electric cables

• resin-based ACMs such as friction products (eg brake linings)

• Painting/repainting AIB that is in good condition

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Other work:

• on other materials containing asbestos (such as paints, bitumen, resins, rubber, etc) where the fibres are bound in a matrix which prevents most of them being released (this includes, typically, aged/weathered AC)

• associated with collecting and analysing samples to identify the presence of asbestos

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