Asbestos Removal
Asbestos Removal
From the 1950s to the early 1980s, hazardous Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) were used extensively within buildings, equipment, ships, trains and vehicles across Australia. As a result, on December 31 2003, a complete ban on the import and use of asbestos came into force.
As a guide, homes built from the year 1988 onwards should be asbestos free, while homes built before 1984 may contain a significant number of Asbestos Containing Materials.
Asbestos Products found Around the Home
Asbestos can be loosely or firmly bound in building materials in older homes. Additionally, loose asbestos fibres can become easily airborne and inhaled by occupants at the property.
Comparatively, in Australia, most homes contain firmly bound asbestos. Firmly bound Asbestos usually does not pose a threat to health, so long as the asbestos remains undamaged and intact.
Common Asbestos Containing Materials are:
- Exterior fibre cement cladding (Fibro) and weather boards (pre 1984)
- Roof tiles
- Artificial brick cladding
- Flexible building boards – eave linings, bathroom linings, cement tile underlay
- All corrugated cement roofing
- Flue pipes
- Architectural cement pipe columns
- Texture paint
- Vinyl floor tiles or coverings
- Asbestos cement water pipes
- Mill board linings of switchboards
- Sprayed Insulation – Acoustic walls, beams and ceilings
Asbestos Removal
Due to the nature of assbestos, the removal of ACM is a high risk job. Exposure to airborne, loose asbestos fibres that once inhaled, may become lodged in the respiratory system and cause a myriad of serious illnesses, including cancer (mesothelioma).
A high degree of control is therefore essential during the removal of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM). Licensed removalists and bystanders within the asbestos work area need to be wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This minimises the risk of exposure, while ensuring that no asbestos contamination occurs outside the asbestos work area.
The work practices and precautions needed for the removal of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) vary considerably, depending on the type of ACM involved, the conditions and location.
Asbestos Licence
Bonded Asbestos Removal – for the removal of 10m2 (square meters) or more of bonded asbestos and can only be carried out by the holder of a class “B” licence. This licence is issued to applicants who can demonstrate they are familiar with the practices and procedures required for removing bonded asbestos set out in the asbestos removal code.
A person carrying out the removal of bonded asbestos is not required to hold a “B” class licence if the person is directly supervised by an “A” Class license holder.
Note: Although an individual does not need to hold a “B” class licence for the removal of bonded asbestos under 10m2, this doesn’t mean that asbestos containing material is any safer to remove or the exposure to deadly airborne fibres does not exist.
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From the 1950s to the early 1980s, buildings, equipment, ships, trains and vehicles were constructed using asbestos. As a result, on December 31 2003, a complete ban on the import and use of asbestos came into force.
As a guide, homes built from the year 1988 onwards should be asbestos free, while homes built before 1984 may contain a significant number of Asbestos Containing Materials.
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