Work Likely to Disturb Asbestos
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Any work likely to disturb asbestos is high risk construction work. It needs a SWMS, and licensed removal work has additional asbestos-specific duties, control plans, and air monitoring.
Why this is high risk construction work
Disturbed asbestos releases fibres that cause fatal disease decades later. Because the harm is invisible and delayed, controls and documentation are strictly required.
Because it is one of the 18 high risk construction work categories, a SWMS is legally required before the work starts (your state's WHS Regulations, provision 299; s 299 in NSW), not a nice-to-have.
The controls a SWMS should set out
In hierarchy of controls order, highest first:
- ✓ Identify asbestos before work: check the asbestos register and assume-or-test unknown materials
- ✓ Use licensed removalists for the quantities and types that require it
- ✓ Wet methods and enclosure to stop fibre release, never dry cutting or power tools
- ✓ RPE and disposable coveralls, with decontamination
- ✓ Air monitoring and clearance where required
The SWMS for this work
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Trades that do this work
These trades commonly need a SWMS for this category. Each has a trade-specific SWMS:
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