Posted By Robert S Woods Removal of asbestos sheet cladding on exterior of factory. Is a licensed contractor required?

Posted By Adrian Watson No, As it is not asbestos insulation, asbestos insulation board or an asbestos coating. Regards Adrian watson

Posted By Bill Fisher Robert As per the other two respondents - no you don't need to be licenced but .... You do need to be trained in "non-licenced asbestos work". Bill

Posted By John Murgatroyd Tell your workers that it's perfectly ok to rip it off and needs no safety gear. Then bag it and dump it in a ditch somewhere. It works for loads of others !!

Posted By Stephen R Robinson Rob, Have you had an Asbestos Survey carried out? If so, the report will tell you what sort of Asbestos Product the cladding is. Some Asbestos products, (such as Asbestos Cement) do not require a licensed contractor or notification of works. Other products (such as Insulating Board) require a licensed contractor and notification. If you have a mixture of products, (such as Cement covered in a Sprayed Coating) you act on the risk posed by the product with the highest material score in your Asbestos report, (in this example, the Sprayed Coating requires a licensed contractor). Additionally, as the work you describe is a major refurbishment, you may have to carry out a type 3 survey as the cladding could be concealing something else. Here are some documents that you can get from HSE that will help: L27 Approved Code of Practice "Work with Asbestos which does not normally require a license" L28 Approved Code of Practice "Work with Asbestos Insulation, Asbestos Coatings and Asbestos Insulating Board" Approved Code of Practice "The Management of Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises" Hope this helps, Stephen Robinson

Posted By The toecap Top tip. If the client is paying get a licenced contractor. Then there is little you have to worry about. Let the experts deal with it. If you try to do it you may make an error somewhere and you cant go back.

Posted By Adrian Watson Mark, The special waste regulations 1996 has been revoked & replaced with the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regualations 2005. Regards Adrian Watson

Posted By MarkJAWatkins Adrian, I am not in England or Wales. Mark

Posted By Ron Hunter The post described asbestos sheeting only.It is not known whether this is AIB (such as is commonly used in porches, covered walkway ceilings etc., or asbestos cement sheet. None of us are in a position to answer Robert's query. As one respondent suggests - sample and analysis is required by competent persons!!

Posted By Salus No you do not, but make sure that whoever you employ to remove it knows about the hazards and has safe working procedures to remove and dispose of it, and make sure they are supervised by a competent person. Your main problem may not be asbestos but work at height.You obviously need an assessment which should include, a description of the work / the type quantity and condition of the acm's / how you will prevent or reduce the exposure to the lowest level reasonably practicable / how you will prevent the release of fibres into the environment / details of expected exposure and number of persons who may be affected and the selection of any PPE, (full paper suits and disposable masks to PF3 are probaly what you require) You will get all the info for removing asbestos from the HSE. DIY all the time but DIP

Posted By Adrian Watson Mark, In that case the special waste regulations 1996 were revoked & replaced with the Hazardous Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2005. Regards Adrian Watson

Posted By Dave Wilson I work in the ASI industry mate, 1. What is it? Cement! then can use unlicensed contractor but still have to follow the CAW Regs and Asbestos Essentials Task Manual (HSG210) If AIB or other insulation covered by the CAW Regs then a Licensed Contractor must be used

Posted By MarkJAWatkins Hi everybody, Does anyone know the actual regs for asbestos waste in Scotland? There seems to be a difference of opinion. Any help would be fantastic. Regards, Mark

Posted By MarkJAWatkins Hi everybody. Confirmation from SEPA. It is the Special Waste Regs 1996 (amended) for Scotland. Regards, Mark

Posted By Adrian Watson Thanks Mark, I stand corrected. It's all that foreign law that gets me! Regards Adrian