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’.

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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Fly-tipped waste

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

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Equipment and method sheets

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

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