Whsmp · OPW16/0021

                                                      SWMS:09 – Working with Bonded Asbestos Containing Materials – N/A
Safe Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                                  Responsible       Residual
                                                                                           H                       Controls / Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                                  Person/s for        Risk
         Job Steps                     Potential Hazards                L   C       R      O               1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer       Monitor &       L C R
                                                                                           C                                5. Admin 6. PPE                         Review
                                                                                                 Place down 0.2mm polythene plastic drop sheets on the
                                                                                                  floor below the area where ACM is being removed
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                               Contact with live electricity            C    3      H     3      De-energise or have a licensed electrician de-energise,        Licensed          D    2      L5
                                                                                    13            isolate and remove any electrical installations from the       Electrician
                                                                                                  asbestos work area.
                                                                                                 If electrical installations cannot be disconnected and
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                                                                                                  removed, they MUST at the very least be de-energised.
                                                                                                 The electrical installation must be tagged and locked out so
                                                                                          5       it cannot be inadvertently re-energised.
                               Inhalation of airborne asbestos          B    4       E    5      Air monitoring should be performed whenever ACM are            Licensed B        D    3      M
                               fibres                                               21            being removed and the requirements for air monitoring          Class                         9
                                                                                                  will be determined by a competent person independent to        Removalist
                                                                                                  the person responsible for the removal work.
                                                                                                 Where air levels are > 0.01 f/mL control levels should be      Occupational
                                                                                                  reviewed and where the results show levels of > 0.02 f/mL      Hygienist
                                                                                                  work, notify regulator and investigate as per legislative
                                                                                                  requirement.
                                                                                                 Wear a half face respirator with a minimum of a Class P2
                                                                                                  particulate filter and also wear disposable coveralls that
                                                                                                  are dust / fibre penetration proof.
                                                                                                 Where possible wet removal methods are to be used to
                                                                                                  minimise the release of dust.
                                                                                                 Sheets must never be broken and are to be removed in
                                                                                                  whole pieces.
                                                                                                 The nails, screws or fixings are to be removed first without
                                                                                                  damaging / breaking the sheet into small pieces by cutting
                                                                                                  them with a chisel or punching them through the material.

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