Asbestos essentials
Asbestos essentials task sheets
- Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)
- Working with textured coatings (TC) containing asbestos (non-licensed)
- Strictly controlled minor work on Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)
- Safe work with undamaged asbestos materials
- Removal and replacement of other asbestos containing materials
- Fly-tipped waste
- Equipment and method sheets
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Fly-tipped waste
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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