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Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)
A9. Drilling holes in asbestos cement and other highly bonded materials [PDF]
A10. Cleaning debris from guttering on an asbestos cement roof [PDF]
A11. Removing asbestos cement debris [PDF]
A12. Cleaning weathered asbestos cement roofing and cladding [PDF]
A13. Repairing damaged asbestos cement [PDF]
A14. Removing asbestos cement sheets, gutters, etc. and dismantling a small asbestos cement structure [PDF]
A15. Removing asbestos cement or reinforced plastic product e.g. tank, duct, water cistern [PDF]
A16. Painting asbestos cement sheets [PDF]
A35. Replacing an asbestos cement flue or duct [PDF]
A36. Removing an asbestos cement panel outside, beside or beneath a window [PDF]
Working with textured coatings (TC) containing asbestos (non-licensed)
A26. Drilling and boring through textured coatings [PDF]
A27. Inserting and removing screws through textured coatings [PDF]
A28. Removing textured coating from a small area e.g. 1 square metre [PDF]
A29. Cleaning up debris following collapse of a ceiling or wall covered with textured coating [PDF]
Strictly controlled minor work on Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)
A1. Drilling holes in asbestos insulating board [PDF]
A2. Removing a single (screwed-in) asbestos insulating board ceiling tile [PDF]
A3. Removing a door with asbestos insulating board fireproofing [PDF]
A4. Removing a single asbestos insulating board panel less than 1m2, fixed in with nails or screws [PDF]
A5. Cleaning light fittings attached to asbestos insulating board [PDF]
A6. Repairing minor damage to asbestos insulating board [PDF]
A7. Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board [PDF]
Safe work with undamaged asbestos materials
A8. Enclosing undamaged asbestos materials to prevent impact damage [PDF]
A20. Laying cables in areas containing undamaged asbestos materials [PDF]
A34. Removing pins and nails from an asbestos insulating board panel [PDF]
Removal and replacement of other asbestos containing materials
A17. Removing asbestos paper linings [PDF]
A18. Removing asbestos friction linings [PDF]
A19. Removing an asbestos fire blanket [PDF]
A21. Removing asbestos-containing bituminous products [PDF]
A22. Removing metal cladding lined with asbestos-containing bitumen [PDF]
A23. Removing asbestos-containing floor tiles and mastic [PDF]
A24. Removing flexible asbestos duct connectors (gaiters) [PDF]
A25. Removing compressed asbestos fibre gaskets and asbestos rope seals [PDF]
A30. Removing an asbestos-containing ‘arc shield’ from electrical switchgear [PDF]
A31. Removing a single asbestos-containing gas or electric heater [PDF]
A32. Replacing an asbestos-containing part in a ‘period’ domestic appliance [PDF]
A33. Replacing an asbestos-containing fuse box or single fuse assembly [PDF]
A37. Removing asbestos-containing mastic, sealant, beading, filler, putty or fixing [PDF]
Fly-tipped waste
A38. Making safe and collecting fly-tipped asbestos waste [PDF]
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