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Asbestos removal specialist
Explain where the material is and why work is being considered, using existing reports or photographs taken without disturbance. Do not break, drill or collect a sample to improve the enquiry; uncertainty about the material should lead to a suitable specialist assessment.
Service scope
A specialist-provider category for assessing and managing work involving suspected or confirmed asbestos-containing materials. The required competence, authorisation and work scope depend on the material and jurisdiction; a general building or waste service is not an equivalent substitute.
What is normally included
- Review of existing asbestos information
- Scoping of specialist asbestos work
- Coordination of relevant assessment and completion records
What is not included
- DIY asbestos handling instructions
- Assumed authority to perform every asbestos activity
Typical tasks
- Review available survey information
- Establish the reason for the proposed work
- Identify the relevant specialist scope
- Coordinate access and interfaces with other contractors
- Agree the required completion and record handover
What to include in your brief
- Existing survey or laboratory report
- Material location
- Reason for proposed work
- Occupancy and access information
- Planned refurbishment or maintenance interfaces
Choosing the right professional
Verify experience and authorisation for the actual material and activity in the relevant market. Ask who performs surveying, the contracted work and any independent assessment, rather than treating one generic certificate as covering every role.
Important considerations
- Disturbing suspect material can create exposure risk
- Surveying, removal and waste roles may need different competence
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