Asbestos Awareness for Plumbers
ASBESTOS
COMPLACENCY
KILLS
Workshops supported by WorkSafe Victoria
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Asbestos awareness steering committee
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Ray Herbert, MPMSAA
Vin Ebejer, MPMSAA
Peter Kikos, MPMSAA
Peter Jensen, Worboys Plumbing
Lawrie O’Shea, O’Shea Plumbing
Michael Kennedy, Kennedy
Plumbing
• Bill Hayes, W & Y Hayes-Blaze
Control
• Stephen Dean, DOHTS
• Stephen Darnley, WorkSafe
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Project Chairman
Project Manager
Project Officer
Industry Representative
Industry & AISS Representative
Industry Representative
• Industry Representative
• Consultant/Trainer
• Nominated Officer
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Asbestos - Legal responsibilities
The James Hardie experience
• People who contract an asbestos related disease
will seek financial support from parties
responsible for their illness
• Individuals or their dependents may seek
compensation through workers’ compensation
authorities
• But, contractors remain liable to common law
claims for compensation
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Asbestos – the product
FRIABLE material: easily crumbled with finger pressure, (steam pipe
lagging) high potential to generate airborne fibres
NON-FRIABLE material: bonded material, (AC sheet) low potential to
generate airborne fibres unless cut with power tools
• Non-friable Asbestos containing material (ACM) in good
condition and where it is not easily disturbed or damaged
is not a health risk
• ACM that is adequately sealed or enclosed is not a health
risk
• This material has the potential to be a health risk if
disturbed or damaged
“It is like a sleeping dragon if you
disturb it; it can hurt you.”
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What is asbestos?
• Naturally occurring rock
• Two families of minerals
• Serpentine
• Amphibole
• Occurs as bundles of very fine fibres
• Stressing of fibres often results in an increase of
airborne asbestos fibres
• Three common types commercially used in
Australia
• Blue - Crocidolite
• Brown - Amosite
• White - Chrysotile
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Working with Asbestos Containing Material
Asbestos Products - Where they were used
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Roofs and walls
Wet areas
Storm and sewerage pipes
Heater and hot water service flues
Mortar
Bituminous membranes
Galbestos
Adhesives & Mastiks
Gaskets, Seals
Roadway Pits
Over 3000 products produced in Australia
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Working with Asbestos Containing Material
How do you identify asbestos containing material?
– Consult the work site record of results (refer building
owner/manager)
– Look for asbestos labels
– Take a sample for identification
• WorkSafe Asbestos bulletin No. 1, Approved Asbestos Analysts
• For identification of asbestos (YES/NO) and for counting airborne
fibres (number of fibres per ml. of air)
• The analyst must be NATA approved
– Err on the side of caution and assume that it is ACM.
You can deem it to be asbestos containing
material from your knowledge and experience
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
Asbestos cement (AC) building products
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Use of Crocidolite (blue) ceased 1968
Sheets and mouldings asbestos free by late 1981
Compressed sheet asbestos-free by late 1983
Corrugated sheet asbestos-free by late 1985
“Use of products containing asbestos largely
ceased in the late 1980’s
but use/re-use was not prohibited until
Dec 2003.”
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Asbestos - Health Effects
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If asbestos products or asbestos containing
materials are disturbed, damaged, broken or worked
on so that asbestos fibres become airborne it is a
potential major health hazard.
 A long period of time can occur between first
breathing asbestos dust and a disease appearing
(latency period)
 The diseases are essentially untreatable
 The emphasis must be on prevention of:
1. Exposure to dust/fibre
2. Inhalation of dust/fibre.
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The basis for the concern
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Mortality study - deaths amongst 17,800 asbestos insulation workers, for at least
20 years, who were union members in the USA and Canada, 1967 to 1986 (Selikoff &
Seidman: Annals New York Academy of Sciences)
Cause of Death
Expected no of deaths
(normal population)
Observed no of
deaths (workers)
Total - all causes
3,453
4,951
Total cancer, all types
761
2,295
Lung cancer
269
1,168
Mesothelioma
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458
Gastrointestinal cancer
136
189
Gastrointestinal cancer
extended
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80
Pulmonary diseases
noninfectious
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507
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427
2,547
2,149
Asbestosis
All other causes
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Asbestos - Health Effects
Pleural Plaques
• The pleura is the membrane lining the lung
• Plaques are detected by chest X-ray or CAT scan
• Pleural plaques are regarded as signs of significant
asbestos exposure over an extended period
• They may be associated with some reduction in
lung function, but also may not have any direct
health impact
• Latency may be up to 10 years
• It is not clear whether they are a precursor to other
asbestos related diseases
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Asbestos - Health Effects
Asbestosis
• A “dust disease” where soft and elastic lung
tissue becomes hard and fibrous
• Causes difficulty in breathing which can get
worse
• Latency period may be 15 to 30 years
• Can be fatal
• Caused by all forms of asbestos
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Asbestos - Health Effects
Lung cancer
• Identical to the disease caused by smoking
• A cancer of the airways in the lung
• Latency period may be 20 years
• Almost always fatal
• Caused by all types of asbestos
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Asbestos - Health Effects
Mesothelioma
• A cancer of the lining of the lung, stomach or heart
• Usually extremely rare
• With asbestos exposure in the last 10 years, 400 to
650 cases in Australia per year
• Exposure to asbestos is only known cause
• Latency period at least 15 years, can be up to 60
years,
• Appears to have been caused by lower exposures
to asbestos
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Asbestos – Risks
• “Risk” means the likelihood of illness or disease
arising from exposure to airborne asbestos fibres
• Not everyone who is exposed to airborne
asbestos fibres gets an asbestos disease
• It is not possible to tell who will get an asbestos
disease
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Asbestos – Risks
What must a plumber do in relation to ACM?
Prevent / avoid:
• Exposure to airborne asbestos fibres
• Potentially creating airborne asbestos fibres
Need to control the risk to:
• Self and family
• Clients and work mates
• Community
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Asbestos – Risks
Some of the factors affecting the risk of getting an
asbestos disease are:
• How much asbestos dust there is in the air being inhaled by the
individual
• The total length of time for which the dust is breathed, whether
continuously, or over repeated bursts of exposure
• The dimension and concentration of the fibres inhaled
• The age of the person when first exposed
• Whether or not the person smokes
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Asbestos – Risks
How RISK depends on DOSE:—
• If the dose is increased, the risk is increased
• If the dose is reduced, the risk is reduced
• The Asbestos Regulations include a requirement to
reduce exposure to airborne asbestos so far as is
practicable
• Prevent exposure by not generating airborne
asbestos dust
Reduce the risk to you by reducing the DOSE !
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Asbestos – Risks
Plumbers can be potentially exposed to asbestos when they:
• Carry out tasks that require them to handle ACM
eg. Removing ACM flue from space heater or hot water service
• Carry out tasks that have the potential to create airborne
asbestos fibres
eg. Create penetrations in AC eaves sheets for pipes
• Work in the vicinity of ACM
eg. Maintenance in a ceiling space where ACM is present
Because asbestos was used for most of the 20th century,
as a component of so many products, nearly all workers will
encounter it at some stage of their working lives.
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Asbestos – Risks
How can a plumber be potentially put at risk by
creating airborne dust containing asbestos fibres?
• Not identify ACM
• ACM identified but information not passed on to plumber
• ACM not labeled
• Knew ACM was present but did not follow procedures to
control generation of airborne fibres
• Potentially generated airborne fibres by disturbing asbestos
with mechanical work, power tools or compressed air
ACM in good condition, sealed or enclosed in position where it is not
disturbed or easily damaged is not a health risk.
“Remember it is like the sleeping dragon!”
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Asbestos – Risks
Level of asbestos fibres in the air
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What the Regulations say about airborne asbestos fibres;
Measured in fibres per ml of air (f/ml) by a NATA analyst
Exposure Standard (8 hour average)
(At this level or below health effects should
not occur)
Tasks likely to create airborne asbestos
fibres in excess of half the Exposure
Standard (Action level)
Clearance level for removal work
Level of detection for counting method
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0.1 f/ml of air
0.05 f/ml of air
Less than 0.01 f/ml of air
(taken as ZERO)
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Asbestos – Risks
Fibre levels relating to tasks
Need to be below 0.1f/ml to control potential health risk
Material and activities
• Cutting AC sheet with an angle
grinder
• Cutting AC sheet with a circular
saw
• Cutting AC sheet with a jigsaw
• Cutting AC sheet with a hand saw
Typical exposures (f/ml)
• 15 – 25
• 10 – 20
• 2.0 – 10
• up to 1.0
Typical exposure during work with asbestos and asbestos containing materials taken from information in Health &
Safety Executive, UK, documents
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Asbestos – Risks
Fibre levels relating to tasks
Need to be below 0.1f/ml to control potential health risk
Material and activities
• Cleaning AC wall sheet with wire brush
(dry)
• Cleaning AC wall sheet with wire brush
(wet)
• Cleaning AC roof sheet with wire brush
(dry)
• Cleaning AC roof sheet with wire brush
(wet)
Typical exposures (f/ml)
• 5–8
• 1.0 – 2.0
• 3.0
• 1.0 - 3.0
Typical exposure during work with asbestos and asbestos containing
materials taken from information in Health & Safety Executive, UK, documents
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Asbestos – Risks
Fibre levels relating to tasks
Need to be below 0.1f/ml to control potential health risk
Material and activities
Typical exposures (f/ml)
• Removal of AC sheet (with care)
• up to 0.5
• Stacking of AC sheet (with care)
• up to 0.5
• Demolition of structures previously clad • up to 0.1
in AC sheet (dry)
• Demolition of structures previously clad • up to 0.01
in AC sheet (wet)
Typical exposure during work with asbestos and asbestos containing materials
taken from information in Health & Safety Executive, UK, documents
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Asbestos Regulations 2003
What are the tasks a plumber MUST NOT
undertake unless they are a licenced removalist?
• MUST NOT carry out asbestos removal work
beyond the limits set out by the regulations
• Class A & Class B licensed asbestos removalist
• MUST NOT work on friable asbestos
• Friable material
– Easily crumbled or reduced to powder by hand pressure
(eg steam pipe lagging)
– High potential to generate airborne fibres
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Asbestos Regulations 2003
Working with Asbestos containing Material
What can a plumber do; who is not a licenced removalist.
They may carry out tasks involving ACM under Part 8 of the Asbestos
regulations? Such as:
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Collecting samples of ACM for identification
Transport of ACM for disposal after removal
Removal of ACM; flues, water pipe, AC-sheet, AC roofing and fittings if meet
criteria of Reg. 207
Painting AC sheet
Making a hole in AC sheet/water pipe/road pits (hand tools0
Cutting AC sheet/water pipe (hand tools)
Cleaning AC gutters
Clean up non-friable debris if meet criteria of DG Order
Repairing damaged AC sheet
Work involving bituminous products containing asbestos
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Asbestos Regulations 2003
The Regulations ALLOW plumbers to perform small scale
removal subject to the following criteria (Reg. 207):
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Can only remove non-friable ACM for up to one hour every
seven days (per company, must be documented)
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Work can only involve removal of small amounts of nonfriable ACM but conditions apply
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ACM removal to take less than one hour (per company)
Can remove up to 10 m2 in area, total area of ACM
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approximately 4 sheets of AC or roofing
approximately 4 lengths of AC flue and fittings
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The work needs to meet the requirements of Part 8
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If you need to do more than this then you need to become a
Class B (Non-friable) removalist
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Social & Financial IMPACT to Business
A plumber who is not a licenced removalist and
proposes to remove quantities of non-friable ACM
permitted under regulation 207 must meet the
legal requirements of Part 8 of the Regulations
• Not following the required regulations has potential health
costs for:
• SELF and family
• Clients and workmates
• Community
• And has real financial implications:
• Insurance exclusion
• Government Regulators prosecution
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Financial Business Impact
Model Insurance Policy Exclusion in relation to
liability
This policy section does not insure liability arising directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with, or for:
• any mining use, handling, removal, manufacture,
processing, distribution, transportation or storage of
asbestos or raw material containing asbestos;
• inhalation of asbestos fibres resulting from any process of
decontamination, treatment, removal or control of asbestos
or materials containing asbestos; or
• loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property, due to the
presence of asbestos
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Business and Community Obligation
What must a plumber do who is not a licenced removalist who
decides to work on ACM?
– Must control risk of being exposed to airborne asbestos fibres or
potentially creating airborne asbestos fibres
– Need to remove risk to:
• Self and family
• Clients and fellow workers
• Community
HOW?
NO AIRBORNE DUST while carrying out the task
At the end of the job there must be – NO VISIBLE DEBRIS left in area
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ASBESTOS THE SILENT KILLER
Asbestos containing material (ACM) in good
condition sealed or enclosed in a position where it is
not disturbed or easily damaged is not a health risk.
It has the potential to be a health risk if disturbed,
damaged or worked on.
“It is like a sleeping dragon - if
you disturb it; it can hurt you.”
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Asbestos Containing Material
Requirements
of the OH&S (Asbestos)
Regulations (2003) Part 8
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Summary of Regulations: Part 8
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Identify activity
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sampling suspected asbestos or asbestos-containing material;
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the transport of waste asbestos for disposal purposes
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the removal of small amounts of non friable asbestoscontaining material as discussed already
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the enclosing or sealing of asbestos-containing material
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hand drilling and cutting of asbestos-containing material
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any other task which is likely to create airborne asbestos
fibres in excess of 0.05 f/ml
(Reg 305 allows use of power tools if it can be demonstrate that airborne
fibre levels do not exceed 0.05 f/ml when carrying out task)
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Summary of Regulations: Part 8
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Identification of ACM and Risk assessment
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Control risk of generation of airborne asbestos fibres
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Work area separated & clean (no dry sweeping)
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May need asbestos medical
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Must decontaminate & decontaminate tools at end of task
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Dispose of waste as per EPA guidelines, double bag
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Supervision
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Inform immediate & adjacent
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Inform applicants
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Information and training needed to carry out task
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
1. Work in vicinity of ACM
– If the ACM is sealed and enclosed, not damaged and your work is not
going to disturb the ACM; must be identified, a record of results
completed for workplaces and labeled where practicable.
• Working in a work shop with AC walls
• Working in boiler room with asbestos lagged pipe work
Asbestos containing material (ACM) in good condition,
sealed or enclosed in position where it is not disturbed or
easily damaged is not a health risk.
It has the potential to be a health risk if disturbed or
damaged.
(Remember the sleeping dragon)
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
2. Work on ACM
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Work on ACM that has minimal potential to generate airborne
asbestos fibres is of minimal risk. A risk assessment should be
completed to document this and a work procedure created.
• Cleaning AC gutters
• Painting AC sheet walls
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Work on ACM that has the potential to generate airborne
asbestos fibres is a potential risk. A risk assessment must be
completed to document this and procedures established for the
work to control the generation of airborne asbestos fibres.
– Cutting AC water pipe
– Creating holes in AC sheet
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
3. Small scale removal of ACM
• Removal of ACM has the potential for damage to
occur and creating airborne asbestos fibres.
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A risk assessment must be completed to document
this and procedures established for the work to
control the generation of airborne asbestos fibres.
– Removing a flue from a gas appliance
– Removing a burst piece of AC water pipe
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
Questions to be asked before you start the job
 Is it asbestos containing material?
YES
3 options
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Consult the site record of results if it is a workplace
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Take sample for identification
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WorkSafe Asbestos Bulletin No 1, Approved Asbestos
Analysts
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Analysts must be NATA approved
Err on the side of caution and assume that it is ACM
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
Is it friable ?
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"friable" means, when dry, may be crumbled,
pulverised or reduced to powder by hand pressure,
or as a result of a work process becomes such that
it may be crumbled, pulverised or reduced to
powder by hand pressure;
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CANNOT remove and DO NOT undertake the work
unless a Class A removalist is used.
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Refer to WorkSafe web site to get list of Class A removalists
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
Does task to be carried out involve removal of non-friable ACM?
• Is the area of ACM greater than 10m2
• Is going to take longer than one hour?
• Have you or any other employee in your company done any work in
the last 7 days which required the removal of ACM?
• Will the total time spent removing ACM for you or your company
exceed one hour?
If YES to any of the above questions
Class B removalists are required to carry out the task and you cannot
do the job
As you can only remove non friable ACM for up to one hour every seven days
(per company)
Refer to WorkSafe web site for list of Class B removalists
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
If you are still going to carry out the task involving
ACM
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Need to conduct a Risk assessment on the task to
be carried out
– Can be generic
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Need to have procedure to carry out task involving
ACM
– To establish measures taken to control risk of generating
airborne asbestos fibres
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Identification & Risk Assessment
Time taken to remove ACM: 20 minutes
Signature
Company: Dino’s Plumbing
Name: Thread Bear
Date: 220204
Location 11 Duckpound Drive, Farm Yard (need for EPA)
Description of work: Remove flue from hot water service
Type of ACM to be worked on: Non-friable, asbestos cement flue, 2 lengths and fittings
Amount of ACM: less than 2 m2 (need for EPA)
ACM waste delivered to: Crazy Freds Waste (need for EPA)
Details of identification Asbestos containing material (ACM): deemed to be ACM by Thread Bear
Condition of ACM? Good
Control Measures to prevent generation of dust (airborne asbestos fibre) from work on ACM: Dino’s Plumbing Flue
removal procedures DP 12
Potential for risk to others? No, working in roof space
Potential for work to cause disturbance of ACM? No, ACM kept wet and bagged as soon as practicable
Work to be carried out
Controls in place to prevent generation of airborne asbestos fibre
Disconnect flue fittings
Wet down and PPE
Remove flue, collect all visible debris clean
surfaces
Wet down, wet wipe, handle with care and PPE
Place in bag tape, double bag
PPE
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Identification & Risk Assessment
What is required to be documented
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Description of job, location, amount removed and disposal
Identification of ACM
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At workplace from record of results
Domestic identified or deemed
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Description of controls in place to prevent generation of
airborne asbestos fibres
Controls in place to control risk to others
Risk assessment accessible to employees & OH&S
representatives
Must record and retain risk assessment
Review & revise risk assessment if changes occur
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Review risk assessment every 5 years
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Procedures
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Need to have procedure to carry out task involving ACM
– To establish measures to control risk of generating airborne
asbestos fibres
Proforma for procedure to be on website
If we consider the flue removal just looked at:
What is necessary to carry out that task?
– Job Safety Analysis (JSA) to cover all hazards associated with
task
– Completed asbestos risk assessment
– Procedure for removal
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Procedure for flue removal
Preparation for removal:
• Notify anyone in the immediate and adjacent area
• Restrict access to the work area to those involved in the
ACM removal; if necessary.
• Gain access to ACM to be removed.
• Visual inspection of work area; additional lighting may
be required
• Put in place all necessary equipment for removal
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Hand tools required for task, water spray, wet wipes, asbestos
waste bags, plastic sheet and duct tape
Complete all tasks up to the actual flue removal
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Procedure for flue removal
Removal of ACM
• Place bagged ACM into second bag; remove respiratory
protection dispose of or decontaminate
• Tape and goose neck second bag to seal
• Double bagged ACM is transported to asbestos waste
skip as soon as is practicable. To meet EPA
requirements the amount of ACM and the source need
to be logged on asbestos risk assessment.
At the end of the job there must be no visible
debris left in the area and no airborne dust
generated while carrying out the task.
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Procedure for flue removal
Removal of ACM
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Remove all visible ACM debris and place in asbestos
waste bags, bags should only be 2/3 filled
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Wet wipe areas which have been in contact with ACM
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Final visual inspection to ensure no visible ACM debris
is present at removal site
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Decontaminate tools and boots and place wet rags in
waste bag
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Remove coveralls and gloves and place in waste bag
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Seal bag by taping and goose necking
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Procedure for flue removal
Removal of ACM
• Place bagged ACM into second bag; remove respiratory
protection dispose of or decontaminate
• Tape and goose neck second bag to seal
• Double bagged ACM is transported to asbestos waste
skip as soon as is practicable. To meet EPA
requirements the amount of ACM and the source need
to be logged on asbestos risk assessment.
At the end of the job there must be no visible
debris left in the area and no visible airborne dust
generated while carrying out the task.
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Options to consider:
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Remove if practicable and replace ACM sheet that
requires hole with asbestos free sheet
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Create hole from above using hand tools
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Create hole from above using hand drill
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Create hole from below using hand tools
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A powered drill can only be used if airborne dust levels
are controlled to ensure a person is not likely to exceed
0.05 f/ml during the task, using an enclosure or
engineering controls as required under Reg 305
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Preparation for creating hole:
• Notify anyone in the immediate and adjacent area
• Restrict access to the work area to those involved in the
work
• Gain access to ACM requiring hole. The work may be
carried out at height
• Put in place all necessary equipment for drilling
– Drill- hand or brace/drill bit or hole saw
– Sealant/Plastic or metal sleeve if required
– Appropriate hand tools for the task
– Labeled asbestos waste bags/200m plastic
– Gaffer or duct tape
– Hand water spray & wet wipes
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Preparation for creating hole:
• Visual inspection of work area
• Additional lighting may be required
• Tape plastic or bag under location of hole to collect all
debris
• If working in an elevated location restrict access to area
below
• If not able to access rear of work location contamination
of this location needs to be identified on the site record
of results if it is a workplace, or if domestic the owner
informed and documented
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Creating hole in ACM
• Put on personal protective equipment (PPE), disposable
coveralls, gloves and P2 respiratory protection
• Dampen area of hole with hand spray
• Hand drill pilot hole and “nibble” hole to required size
with pliers or use auger bit or hole saw in brace;
dampen as required
• Use wet rags to clean all visible debris from hole and
edge of hole
• All rags used for cleanup must be disposed of as
asbestos waste
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Creating hole in ACM
• Remove bag from under hole with care
• Seal edges of hole and insert sleeve to enclose if
required
• Wet wipe hole area on both sides
• Final visual inspection to ensure no visible ACM debris
or dust
• Decontaminate tools and boots and place wet rags in
waste bag
• Remove coveralls and gloves and place in waste bag
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Procedure for creating a hole in ACM
Creating hole in ACM
• Seal bag by taping and goose necking
• Dispose of as asbestos waste
• Place bagged ACM into second bag; remove respiratory
protection and place in second bag, tape and goose
neck to seal
• Double bagged ACM is transported to asbestos waste
skip as soon as is practicable
At the end of the job there must be no visible
debris left in the area and no airborne dust
generated while carrying out the task.
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Working with Asbestos containing Material
Asbestos containing material (ACM) in good condition
sealed or enclosed in a position where it is not
disturbed or easily damaged is not a health risk.
– It has the potential to be a health risk
– If disturbed or damaged.
“It is like a sleeping dragon if
you disturb it; it can hurt you.”
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Thank You for your attendance
• You have taken the first step
• The second step is to determine your future business
direction
CONSIDER
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continue to work as you are
carry out work following the requirements of the Regulations
obtain a Class B asbestos removal licence (VWA fee $340)
sub contract to a licenced removalist (list VWA web site)
do not carry out work involving asbestos containing material
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Program Evaluation
• Please complete the program evaluation sheet located on your
seat.
• Your feedback is greatly appreciated for:
• improvement of these workshops and
• reporting to WorkSafe Victoria
• Once completed please place in tray at entrance
NOTE: Please indicate and provide contact details if you want a
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Contacts
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WorkSafe Victoria
www.workcover.vic.gov.au 1800 136 089
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Asbestos Information & Support Service (AISS)
www.asbestosinformationsupportservice.com (03) 9654 9555
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Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association of
Australia (MPMSAA) (03) 9329 9622
www.asbestos.plumbing.com.au (Operational from 1 September 2004)
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Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA)
www.vta.com.au (03) 9646 8590
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Environment Protection authority (EPA)
www.epa.vic.gov.au (03) 9695 2722
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Department of Human Services (Environmental Health Unit)
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/environmental/ (03) 9637 4156
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