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Posted By songwriter
some of our workers are removing asbestos roof (sheets) as well as other bits from a building. Can any tell me do i need a license to remove asbestos or will that be the responsibility of the company removing it from the site? i have covered risk assessments and method statements etc but is there any other legal requirements i may have missed. this is my first dealing with asbestos. thanks in advance.
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Posted By Ian_P If the roofing is the old asbestos-cement style sheeting then this does not need to be licensed on a small scale. You may wish to consult the following guidelines: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf
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Posted By Ron Hunter
I would be concerned about the "some other bits" statement you make. What are they and how much of them are there?
You would do well to get some first hand expert opinion involved with this Project -perhaps a local consultant.
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Posted By David G C Plenty of guidance notes here http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htmagree with Ron and your comments "as well as other bits" seek professional advice - assuming the other bits are not asbestos cement and they are asbestos insulation board (AIB) you may have an bigger issue to deal with..make that call. Trust this helps David
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Posted By David Lewis
Whoever is contracted to remove the waste from the site needs to aply to the environ agency for a license and code ( costs £28). When you contact the skip company ( eg BIFFA) they can only remove it with your license, this then proves full traceability.
The asbestos needs to be double wrapped in polythene before going into the skip. This takes time and therefore costs someone??
Roughly 2.5 ton skip costs £750 plus £150 per ton after.
Just doing a similar job on a farm. This is for roofing asbestos cement sheets. Asbestos lagging etc is different.
Rgds
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Posted By Dave Wilson You need a licence if you are going to release more asbestos fibres above the control limits of 0/1 f/ml over 4hour period or 0.6 f/ml for any 10 min of the job, if so this work will NOT be Sporadic and Low intensity and a License is required. Irrespective your people will have to undergo Asbestos Class 2 training and not just Asbestos Awareness. In essence you will not 'normally' require a licence for asbestos cement or other 'bonded items'. If there is a task card on the HSE www http://www.hse.gov.uk/as...tos/essentials/index.htmThen this deemed to be UNLICENSED work if you are doing more than this on AIB OR ANY work at all on "nailed" AIB or Pipe Lagging or Sprayed Coating (Limpet) then you will need a licence. Before you can remove it from site you will need a 'premises code' from the EA for that site and it must be transported under a Haz Waste Transfer note. If it is 'fibrous' White more than 1000kg then you will have to transport as Dangerous Goods or more than 333kg Blue / brown, however if it is 'Fibrous' then you should not be doing this at all as it is licensed work. DG Regs does not apply to bonded asbestos, it is still Haz Waste!! but Not Dangerous Goods.
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Posted By Ali
Asbestos cement (together with floor tiles and artex) is classed as low risk and therefore not licensable. However, you still need to assess the risk and take suitable precautions. The fibres are bound up within the cement matrix and even drilling into it would still be below peak exposure levels. The wast would need to be suitably bagged and taken to a licensed site.
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Posted By Dave Wilson
Ali,
Sorry mate you are not quite right, but nearly there.
From t5he ACoP
37 In general, regulation 3(2) will apply to work with textured decorative
coatings containing asbestos and asbestos cement. However the risk assessment
may identify factors that lead to the conclusion that the control limit could be
exceeded or the exposure would not be sporadic and low intensity and in this case
the exemptions would not apply.
38 Such factors might be a much higher proportion of asbestos in the material
than normal, the material being more friable than normal and the best available
method of work could result in exposure which could not be considered to be
sporadic and low intensity or the control limit being exceeded.
Do not take it as read that Artex and Cement are non licensable, in rare case they may be!
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