Asbestos essentials

Equipment and method sheets

• EM0. Risk assessments and plans of work
• EM1. What to do if you discover or accidentally disturb asbestos during your work
• EM2. Information, instruction and training
• EM3. Building and dismantling a mini-enclosure
• EM4. Using a class-H vacuum cleaner for asbestos
• EM5. Wetting asbestos materials
• EM6. Personal protective equipment (including RPE)
• EM7. Using damp rags to clean surfaces of minor asbestos contamination
• EM8. Personal decontamination
• EM9. Disposal of asbestos waste
• EM10. Statement of cleanliness after textured coating removal

Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)

• A9. Drilling holes in asbestos cement (AC) and other highly bonded materials
• A10. Cleaning debris from guttering on an asbestos cement (AC) roof
• A11. Removing asbestos cement (AC) debris
• A12. Cleaning weathered asbestos cement (AC) roofing and cladding
• A13. Repairing damaged asbestos cement (AC)
• A14. Removing asbestos cement (AC) sheets, gutters, etc. and dismantling a small AC structure
• A15. Removing asbestos cement (AC) or reinforced plastic product, eg tank, duct, water cistern
• A16. Painting asbestos cement (AC) products
• A35. Replacing an asbestos cement (AC) flue or duct
• A36. Removing an asbestos cement (AC) panel outside, beside or beneath a window

Working with textured coatings (TC) containing asbestos (non-licensed)

• A26. Drilling and boring through textured coatings
• A27. Inserting and removing screws through textured coatings
• A28. Removing textured coating from a small area, for example 1m²
• A29. Cleaning up debris following collapse of a ceiling or wall covered with textured coating

Strictly controlled minor work on Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)

• A1. Drilling holes in asbestos insulating board (AIB)
• A2. Removing a single (screwed-in) asbestos insulating board (AIB) ceiling tile
• A3. Removing a door with asbestos insulating board (AIB) fireproofing
• A4. Removing a single asbestos insulating board (AIB) panel less than 1m², fixed in with nails or screws
• A5. Cleaning light fittings attached to asbestos insulating board (AIB)
• A6. Repairing minor damage to asbestos insulating board (AIB)
• A7. Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board (AIB)

Safe work with undamaged asbestos materials

• A8. Enclosing undamaged asbestos materials to prevent impact damage
• A20. Laying cables in areas containing undamaged asbestos materials
• A34. Removing pins and nails from an asbestos insulating board panel (AIB)

Removal and replacement of other asbestos containing materials

• A17. Removing asbestos paper linings
• A18. Removing asbestos friction linings
• A19. Removing an asbestos fire blanket
• A21. Removing asbestos-containing bituminous products, such as roofing felt, gutter linings or damp-proof courses
• A22. Removing metal cladding lined with asbestos-containing bitumen
• A23. Removing asbestos-containing floor tiles and mastic
• A24. Removing flexible asbestos duct connectors (gaiters)
• A25. Removing compressed asbestos fibre (CAF) gaskets and asbestos rope seals
• A30. Removing an asbestos-containing 'arc shield' from electrical switchgear
• A31. Removing a single asbestos-containing gas or electric heater
• A32. Replacing an asbestos-containing part in a 'period' domestic appliance
• A33. Replacing an asbestos-containing fuse box or single fuse assembly
• A37. Removing asbestos-containing mastic, sealant, beading, filler, putty or fixing

Fly-tipped waste

A38. How to deal with fly-tipped asbestos waste