Contractors working in proximity to Asbestos Containing Materials should undertake task specific risk assessments and prepare suitable method statements for the work they are undertaking.  They are responsible for taking adequate steps to prevent harm to themselves, their employees and residents of Norbury House. 

 

A precautionary approach should be adopted at all times.

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Resources:

• Introduction to Asbestos Essentials​​

• Introduction to asbestos safety: Overview - HSE

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Note: No liability shall attach to following the examples set out below.  Contractors are responsible for adhering to the most up-to-date HSE guidance.

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Safe Working with Asbestos Containing Materials - An introduction

• ACMs - An Introduction

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Example equipment to be used and method of work

• EM1. What to do if you uncover or damage materials that may contain asbestos

• EM2. 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 (PPE)

• 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 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

 

Fly-tipped waste

• A38. Making safe and collecting fly-tipped asbestos waste