Asbestos Risk Management

Asbestos risk management helps with management and control of buildings and other relevant structures. This is a plan that includes identifying asbestos and asbestos containing material (ACM), recording identified materials in an asbestos register, assessing the risk of exposure to airborne asbestos fibres, eliminating or minimising the risk of exposure to asbestos fibres by using control measures, and reviewing control measures to make sure they are working. (Work Health and Safety Regulation)

Dust Air Monitoring

Air monitoring services covers asbestos air monitoring, dust air monitoring, welding fume air monitoring, lead air monitoring, and gases.

Only a licensed asbestos assessor, Occupational Hygienist or individual who have equivalent statement of attainment in the VET course for asbestos assessors can carry out air monitoring for asbestos-related work. CSH Consulting procedure is developed to meet the model WHS regulations specific requirements for air monitoring.

• Background asbestos air monitoring – this is air monitoring for respirable prior to work which may disturb known asbestos containing materials.

• Exposure air monitoring – is a procedure to determine a worker’s exposure involving measuring the level of an airborne contaminant in the breathing zone. With the use of air pump and a personal sampler during their usual work activities, including routine breaks the air will be monitored.

• Control air monitoring – Control monitoring means air monitoring using static or positional instruments to measure the level of airborne asbestos fibres in an area during work on asbestos containing material. Control monitoring is designed to assist in assessing the effectiveness of any implemented control measures.

• Clearance air monitoring – Clearance monitoring means air monitoring using static or positional samples to measure the level of airborne asbestos fibres in, and immediately surrounding, an asbestos removal work area after work on asbestos containing material has been completed and the area decontaminated.

For friable asbestos removal work, clearance monitoring also includes air monitoring within an enclosure at completion of the work and prior to dismantling of the enclosure to ensure fibre concentrations are below 0.01 fibres/ml of air. An area is ‘cleared’ when the level of airborne asbestos fibres is measured as being below 0.01 fibres/ml.

Hazardous materials surveys for buildings

A Hazardous Materials Survey consists of an inspection and report on buildings and structures for materials likely to be hazardous to the health of workers, building occupants or the environment. These hazardous materials may include but not limited to asbestos or asbestos containing material (ACM), synthetic mineral fibre (SMF), organic mineral fibre, lead, toluene, arsenic, mercury, oil, etc.

Asbestos Management Plans and Asbestos Remediation Plans

This plan supports the Health and Safety Policy and provides assistance on the Asbestos Management. It sets out the steps to be taken to eliminate or otherwise minimise the risk of exposure to airborne asbestos fibres, including the identification of ACM, risk assessments and the implementation of control measures.

The AMP defines what the control measures are for the ACM depending on its risk status

Pre and Post Demolition Surveys

Pre and Post Demolition Surveys Pre and post demolition surveys on friable and non-friable buildings is one of the services CSH Consulting offers to property owners and building companies before demolishing a property.

A Pre-Demolition Survey is done to classify/identify any asbestos/hazardous materials a building may contain. This helps the builders plan what equipment and approach is needed to safely remove or control the material in the building that meets the criteria of a Health and Safety Policy and the expectations of the property owner. Once demolition is finished, a Post Demolition Survey is organised to investigate whether all the identified asbestos or hazardous material has been removed and it is clear and safe for developing the land, or if further action is needed to remove hazardous debris like asbestos containing material (ACM).