Asbestos is heavily legislated in Australia. The requirements of compliant workplace asbestos management include the provision of a workplace asbestos register and management plan if a building has asbestos present and/or the building was constructed prior to 2004.
Currently in Western Australia asbestos registers and management plan should be reviewed annually unless a competent person deems otherwise, with the maximum review period 3 years.
Envirodetox through experience and training provide an asbestos management service that not only ensures compliance with legislation but an ongoing management plan to ensure effective controls are in place and procedures in place to maintain a safe workplace.
Suspected asbestos Items will be identified by either analysis at a NATA accredited laboratory or suspected or presumed of containing asbestos if laboratory analysis is not feasible.
A risk assessment for each identified item will be conducted for each item based on interrelated factor and each asbestos item assigned a risk rating. This assists building occupants, management and owners to manage asbestos items either with routine controls or through more immediate action such as removal.
This identification and assessment process is in accordance with the Code of Practice for Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC: 2018(2005)].