Remove non-friable asbestos – under 10 sqm

General Awareness

This program is non-accredited and does not result in a unit of competency. Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance

Competency Standard

This program is non-accredited and does not result in a unit of competency. Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understanding licensing requirements and restrictions on unlicensed work.
2. Understanding basic regulatory/code requirements.
3. How to safely:
- Use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment.
- Make safe asbestos products.
- Drill holes in asbestos.
- Work in the vicinity of asbestos insulation.
- Perform basic surface (emu/chicken) picks.
- Create isolations, decontamination areas, use barricades/signs.
- Remove up to 10m2 of non-friable (bonded) asbestos.
- Use approved HEPA (H Class) vacuum equipment.
- Sample material to identify asbestos content.
- Dispose of waste compliant to EPA requirements
4. Basic requirements for safe re-occupation including air monitoring.
5. Group discussion about particular jobs (workshopping site scenarios to workers in different industries, sites or trades).

Course Objectives

This course is for trades, maintenance workers or managers looking to gain some practical knowledge in order to perform basic maintenance on or near asbestos - including removal of up to 10m2 of non-friable (bonded) asbestos.

This translates to anyone who may disturb, clean up, or remove small quantities of asbestos who are not required to have an asbestos removal licence, but must be adequately trained, under WHS regulation 445, in asbestos related works. Tasks considered are drilling/cutting, removal of debris, fixing to asbestos cement sheet, and many others. This further relates to WHS Part 9 (Reg 478-484) for defined Asbestos-Related Work.

The course includes tips to help recognise suspect material, sampling techniques, and processes to identify asbestos as part of risk assessments prior to commencing work. Training includes identifying where air monitoring is appropriate for asbestos related-work (under WHS Reg 50, and 482), combined with a workshop on a small removal scenario.