A - Asbestos essentials
Files in this series:
Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)
- A9. Drilling holes in asbestos cement and other highly bonded materials
- A10. Cleaning debris from guttering on an asbestos cement roof
- A11. Removing asbestos cement debris
- A12. Cleaning weathered asbestos cement roofing and cladding
- A13. Repairing damaged asbestos cement
- A14. Removing asbestos cement sheets, gutters, etc. and dismantling a small asbestos cement structure
- A15. Removing asbestos cement or reinforced plastic product eg tank, duct, water cistern
- A16. Painting asbestos cement sheets
- A35. Replacing an asbestos cement flue or duct
- A36. Removing an asbestos cement 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 eg 1 square metre
- 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
- A2. Removing a single (screwed-in) asbestos insulating board ceiling tile
- A3. Removing a door with asbestos insulating board fireproofing
- A4. Removing a single asbestos insulating board panel less than 1m2, fixed in with nails or screws
- A5. Cleaning light fittings attached to asbestos insulating board
- A6. Repairing minor damage to asbestos insulating board
- A7. Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board
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
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
- 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 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