Asbestos essentials

For advice on when and how you should use these sheets make sure you printout and read A0 - Advice to managers and sole traders on 'Asbestos essentials’ [479KB].

Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)

• A9. Drilling holes in asbestos cement and other highly bonded materials [287KB]
• A10. Cleaning debris from guttering on an asbestos cement roof [295KB]
• A11. Removing asbestos cement debris [288KB]
• A12. Cleaning weathered asbestos cement roofing and cladding [307KB]
• A13. Repairing damaged asbestos cement [285KB]
• A14. Removing asbestos cement sheets, gutters, etc. and dismantling a small asbestos cement structure [310KB]
• A15. Removing asbestos cement or reinforced plastic product e.g. tank, duct, water cistern [306KB]
• A16. Painting asbestos cement sheets [285KB]
• A35. Replacing an asbestos cement flue or duct [299KB]
• A36. Removing an asbestos cement panel outside, beside or beneath a window [256KB]

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Working with textured coatings (TC) containing asbestos (non-licensed)

• A26. Drilling and boring through textured coatings [271KB]
• A27. Inserting and removing screws through textured coatings [261KB]
• A28. Removing textured coating from a small area e.g. 1 square metre [311KB]
• A29. Cleaning up debris following collapse of a ceiling or wall covered with textured coating [240KB]

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Strictly controlled minor work on Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)

• A1. Drilling holes in asbestos insulating board [134KB]
• A2. Removing a single (screwed-in) asbestos insulating board ceiling tile [280KB]
• A3. Removing a door with asbestos insulating board fireproofing [84KB]
• A4. Removing a single asbestos insulating board panel less than 1m2, fixed in with nails or screws [111KB]
• A5. Cleaning light fittings attached to asbestos insulating board [98.5KB]
• A6. Repairing minor damage to asbestos insulating board [159KB]
• A7. Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board [272KB]

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Safe work with undamaged asbestos materials

• A8. Enclosing undamaged asbestos materials to prevent impact damage [263KB]
• A20. Laying cables in areas containing undamaged asbestos materials [242KB]
• A34. Removing pins and nails from an asbestos insulating board panel [237KB]

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Removal and replacement of other asbestos containing materials

• A17. Removing asbestos paper linings [287KB]
• A18. Removing asbestos friction linings [269KB]
• A19. Removing an asbestos fire blanket [277KB]
• A21. Removing asbestos-containing bituminous products [302KB]
• A22. Removing metal cladding lined with asbestos-containing bitumen [243KB]
• A23. Removing asbestos-containing floor tiles and mastic [317KB]
• A24. Removing flexible asbestos duct connectors (gaiters) [279KB]
• A25. Removing compressed asbestos fibre gaskets and asbestos rope seals [296KB]
• A30. Removing an asbestos-containing 'arc shield’ from electrical switchgear [270KB]
• A31. Removing a single asbestos-containing gas or electric heater [259KB]
• A32. Replacing an asbestos-containing part in a 'period’ domestic appliance [234KB]
• A33. Replacing an asbestos-containing fuse box or single fuse assembly [281KB]
• A37. Removing asbestos-containing mastic, sealant, beading, filler, putty or fixing [280KB]

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Fly-tipped waste

• A38. Making safe and collecting fly-tipped asbestos waste [273KB]

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Equipment and method sheets

• EM1. What to do if you uncover or damage materials that may contain asbestos [111KB]
• EM2. Training [578KB]
• EM3. Building and dismantling a mini-enclosure [518KB]
• EM4. Using a class-H vacuum cleaner for asbestos [756KB]
• EM5. Wetting asbestos materials [895KB]
• EM6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) [1.26MB]
• EM7. Using damp rags to clean surfaces of minor asbestos contamination [579KB]
• EM8. Personal decontamination [559KB]
• EM9. Disposal of asbestos waste [1.16KB]
• EM10. Statement of cleanliness after textured coating removal [473KB]

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