WHSQ Release of Fact Sheets for Asbestos Removal (including Bonded)
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) has recently released a number of asbestos fact sheets which provide guidance on the requirements of the Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces and the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd edition.
Accordingly, WHSQ are seeking the assistance of RTOs and Accredited Providers delivering asbestos training, to print out and distribute the following fact sheets to all students completing asbestos courses.
It is requested that particular attention is given to Fact Sheet 5:
Asbestos - Low density asbestos fibre board Low density asbestos fibre board is a lightly compressed board which looks similar to asbestos cement sheeting or plaster board. It is also sometimes referred to as asbestos insulating board. Samples of low density asbestos fibre board have shown it contains up to 70 per cent (by volume) asbestos fibres and is generally composed of brown asbestos (amosite) and white asbestos (chrysolite) in a calcium silicate plaster. The asbestos fibres are not bound in a cement matrix as with asbestos cement sheeting.
Due to the high percentage of asbestos fibres present in low density asbestos fibre board and the soft nature of the product, low density asbestos fibre board is regarded as a friable asbestos containing material and must only be removed by an A class certificate holder.
The list of asbestos fact sheets and summary are as follows:
Fact Sheet 1: Identifying and recording asbestos in the workplace.
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/pdf/whs/asbestos_factsheet1.pdf
Describes the requirements for identifying asbestos containing materials and maintaining a register and explains the term 'competent person'.
Fact Sheet 2: Air monitoring when removing asbestos.
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/pdf/whs/asbestos_factsheet2.pdf
Describes when air monitoring is required and who can conduct air monitoring.
Fact Sheet 3: Clearance inspections for asbestos work areas.
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/pdf/whs/asbestos_factsheet3.pdf
Describes the requirements for clearance inspections when conducting asbestos removal or maintenance work.
Fact Sheet 4: Asbestos flooring.
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/pdf/whs/asbestos_factsheet4.pdf
Provides information on asbestos backed vinyl sheet flooring and vinyl tiles containing asbestos.
Fact Sheet 5: Asbestos - Low density asbestos fibre board.
http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/pdf/whs/asbestos_factsheet5.pdf
Provides information on low density asbestos fibre board
