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Safety Briefing – working with non-licensed asbestos products

To further supplement the recent Asbestos Category ‘A’ & ‘B’ training this TBT has been produced to reaffirm working with non-licensed asbestos products.

The organisation endeavours to provide as much asbestos data as possible (in the form of surveys or sample taken) so we are able to inform you of the location of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) in a property before you commence any works.

As per Bron Afon’s policy, you are only to work with non-licensed ACMs (i.e. asbestos cement roof tiles), no work is to be done on licensed ACMs (i.e. AIB door). A number of POWs, (Plans of Work),  have been created and are to be followed (and adapted to suit different tasks) when working with non-licensed ACMs.

If you encounter any suspect material which you believe may be a licensed product, you must stop work and following the ‘asbestos emergency procedure’. If ‘out of hours’, contact the Bron Afon Community Housing Duty Manager who will then contact one of the nominated licensed removal contractors who will attend site and investigate.

The index of  ‘NON LICENSED’ tasks are detailed below, please apply the correct POW to the task being undertaken:

 

Ref No Title Issue date
POW01 Cleaning debris from gutters on an asbestos cement (AC) roof Aug 2019
POW02 Cleaning weathered asbestos sheeting or cladding Aug 2019
POW03 Clearing up debris following collapse of a ceiling or wall covered with textured coating Aug 2019
POW04 Drilling and boring through textured coatings Aug 2019
POW05 Drilling Screwing textured coatings Aug 2019
POW06 TBC Aug 2019
POW07 Removal and scrapes of small areas of textured coatings 1m2 Aug 2019
POW08 Removal of AC Debris Aug 2019
POW09 Removal of Asbestos Cement sheets-gutters and dismantling small AC structures Aug 2019
POW10 Removing a single asbestos-containing gas or electric heater Aug 2019
POW11 Removing an asbestos cement (AC) or reinforced plastic product Aug 2019
POW12 Removing an asbestos cement panel outside, beside or beneath a window Aug 2019
POW13 Removing asbestos-containing bituminous products, such as roofing felt, gutter linings or damp-proof courses Aug 2019
POW14 Removing asbestos-containing floor tiles and mastic Aug 2019
POW15 Removing asbestos-containing mastic, sealant, beading, filler, putty or fixing Aug 2019
POW16 Replacing an Asbestos Cement flue or duct Aug 2019
POW17 TBC Aug 2019
POW18 How to deal with fly-tipped asbestos waste Aug 2019

If you have any further questions regarding anything detailed above, then please contact your Supervisor/ Line Manager who will be able to help.

 

 
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