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Posted By karina brady1
Good morning,
I was wondering if anyone has any experience of using the above method for removing asbestos roof sheets. We have to remove roof sheets from a large mart due for demolition. It is a quite large area and this method would remove the risk of working at height. We were originally planning to remove them by using a teleporter and a manrider basket and harnesses. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Posted By Dave McIness
It is very often the preferred method, eliminates many other risks such as manual handling, work at height, work on fragile roofs etc.
We demolished a shipyard surrounded by residential properties in this way, HSE involved from the planning stage and everything went well.
Just keep the material wet at all times, including the spoil heaps. In our case background monitoring was carried out, but the reading did not increase.
Many people get alarmed by the thought of such work, but it is generally low risk work.
Hope that this helps.
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Posted By karina brady1
Hi Dave,
Do you have to inform the HSE if you are planning to do this? Did you use an ordinary excavator to demolish the asbestos roof or did it have special attachments?
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Posted By Dave McIness
Hi Karina
We used a standard 360 demolition excavator fitted with demolition shears.
The bigger the machine you can safely get on the site the better (within reason), if only to distance the machine and operator from the works.
With regards to formally notifying the HSE, I am not sure if an actual notice was submitted, but the HSE where actively involved in agreeing the method of working with us. I would also always advise you to liaise with the HSE on projects of this type, far better than getting an unannounced visit!
Don't forget that you will however need a demolition notice before starting work.
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Posted By Dave Wilson
The HSE will allow you to do this but you must get them involved at the planning stage.
As it is asbestos cement it would be unlikely that you would exceed the control limit (MEL 0.1 and STEL 0.6 f/ml) and as such you would not need an asbestos licence - so no legal requirement to notify HSE for the asbestos bit.
You must ensure a proper Method Statement and Risk Assessment is completed for the work details of the content for this can be found in the ACoP Work with asbestos containing materials L143 Reg 6 and ACoP para 53 - 69.
Also your employees must be trained and this means class 2 asbestos training - Training Providers are on the HSE www
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