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Code
of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd Edition
[NOHSC:2002(2005)]
Obligations
of Asbestos Removers:
Under
Part 7.3 of the asbestos removal code asbestos removalists
must do the following:
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Hold
a certificate to perform asbestos removal work and
provide details of their certificate to the client.
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Develop
an asbestos removal control plan before work starts.
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Ensure
asbestos removal is carried out safely. |
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Ensure
asbestos removal supervisors have appropriate knowledge
of
precautions and procedures. |
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Ensure
persons performing the removal of ACM are competent
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perform the tasks. |
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Provide
people doing asbestos removal work with adequate
training to prevent risk to themselves and others.
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Establish
a health surveillance program as determined by an
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Obligations
of the Client: - Asbestos Specialists can Help!
A
client is defined as a person in control of a house
or building (either the owner, occupier, lessee or employer)
who commissions asbestos removal work.
Under
Part 7 of the asbestos removal code the client must
do the following:
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Ensure that an asbestos removalist is used to perform
asbestos removal work.
- Nominate
one or more people to liaise with the asbestos removalist.
- Request
the details of the removalist's certificate.
- Ensure
a copy of the workplace’s register of asbestos
containing materials (ACM) is given to the asbestos
removalist.
- If
there is no register of ACM it is the owner’s
responsibility to create one before work starts.
- The
owner must provide an asbestos removalist with detailed
work specifications and requirements. This information
is to include details of what is to be removed, where
it is located and any hazards that may be associated
with the asbestos removal work.
 Definitions
Definitions
are provided by the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal
of Asbestos 2nd Edition [NOHSC:2002(2005)]
Asbestos-Containing
Material (ACM)
Means
any material, object, product or debris that contains
asbestos.
Asbestos
Vacuum Cleaner
Means
a vacuum cleaner that is fitted with a High Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter and complies with Australian
Standard 3544-1988 Industrial vacuum Cleaners for Particulates
Hazardous to Health. A domestic vacuum cleaner (even
if it has a HEPA filter) is not suitable for use with
asbestos.
Asbestos
Work Area
Means
the immediate area in which work on ACM is taking place.
The boundaries of the asbestos work are must be determined
by a risk assessment.
Clearance
Inspection
(same as Asbestos Specialists Safety Control Inspection)
Means
an inspection, carried out by a competent person, to
verify that an asbestos work area is safe to be returned
to normal use after work involving disturbance of ACM
has taken place.
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