About Asbestos
Asbestos is a generic name given to a group of fibrous silicate materials that occur naturally in the environment. Due to its unique combination of flexibility, tensile strength, insulation and chemical inertness it became widely used in the industry for many decades. Materials containing asbestos were very common in the Australian residential building industry between the 1940’s and the late 1980’s. It was not until 31 December, 2003 that asbestos and all products containing asbestos were banned throughout Australia.
Asbestos has been used in a wide variety of products and may still be found in many products. Some examples include:
- Asbestos cement sheeting (can be found in wall structures, roofs, fences)
- Fire protecting material
- Ceiling and floor tiles
- Gaskets, paints and sealants
- Pipes, guttering & eaves
- Electrical switchboards
The two types of asbestos are Friable and Non-Friable
Friable asbestos is used to refer to materials containing asbestos that can easily be reduced to powder by hand when dry.
Non-Friable asbestos is used to refer to materials containing asbestos where it is firmly bound in the matrix of the material.
When handled incorrectly and no precautions are taken, exposure to asbestos can lead to serious illnesses such as asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer to name a few. That is why maintaining a high level of safety procedures are a crucial part of our business
Being an Australian owned & operated business we care about the health & safety of our community & the environment, therefore we strictly only use SafeWork NSW and NSW EPA approved waste facilities to dispose of asbestos.
Our friendly and experienced team are ready to assist. For a free quote, call 1300 429 743 or enquire online.
Asbestos removal services that we provide:
- Asbestos garage
- Asbestos bathroom / kitchen / laundry
- Internal and external wall cladding
- Asbestos roofing
- Asbestos eaves
- Asbestos fencing
- Asbestos vinyl floor tiles
- Black jack adhesive
- Asbestos shop awnings
- Warehouse / factory asbestos roofing
- Residential / Commercial / Industrial asbestos removal
Asbestos removal process:
- Site assessment
- Quotation
- Asbestos assessor notified
- SafeWork NSW & NSW EPA notifications
- Neighbour notifications
- Site specific safety work method statement (SWMS) and asbestos removal control plan (ARCP) are drawn up
- Asbestos removal works
- Asbestos assessor must carry out site inspection and once cleared issues asbestos clearance certificate
- Asbestos waste disposed of at SafeWork NSW and NSW EPA approved waste facilities