Fibro sheets containing asbestos pose a high health risk when they are in poor condition, broken, damaged or unpainted.
If your home is more than 25 years old it is likely that your home contains asbestos cement AC sheeting, commonly referred to as fibro.
-You can find AC sheeting in
your external walls, eaves & roof
-Internally majority of bathroom
& laundry walls are also lined with AC sheeting. Other walls may also contain AC sheeting
-Other areas of the home that asbestos may
be found in:
-AC sheeted garages & sheds (& garage roof) ,
-AC fences,
-vinyl floor tiles, vinyl floor coverings
Roughly thirty percent of buildings in Sydney contain some form of asbestos.
If you do not know the condition of your AC sheeting then you can get an asbestos report done by a licensed asbestos removal contractor, which will outline all areas containing asbestos, the condition of the area, the health risks associated and the required course of action.
Many homes & garages contain corrugated asbestos cement roof sheeting
that is in poor condition, i.e. unpainted, weather damaged, eroded. Action is a
must in these cases, and a licensed asbestos removals contractor should be contacted..
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
2001 (Regulation) outlines the following specific requirements for asbestos removal:
Chapter 4, clauses 43 and 44 - Risk assessment, control and asbestos register
-the controller of premises must identify any foreseeable hazards and control them. An asbestos register and exposure standards must be kept.
Chapter 6, clauses 169 and 170 – Carcinogenic substances (health surveillance records)
-for employers the use of asbestos in the form of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, fibrous anthophyllite, tremolite or actinolite are prohibited except for the purpose of sampling or analysis, maintenance, removal, disposal, encapsulation or enclosure and any potential exposure must be recorded and advice given to the employee.
Chapter 8 – Asbestos in construction
-specific conditions for asbestos removal work on construction sites and prohibition on the reuse of asbestos products or water blasting asbestos products.
Chapter 10 – Licence requirements
-the requirements for licensing for bonded and friable asbestos removals; from 1 January 2008, a licence is required for the removal of more than 10 square metres of bonded asbestos material.
Chapter 11 – Permit applications
-permits for friable asbestos removal work.
Chapter 12 – Notification of Removal work
-notification of bonded asbestos removal work; exemption requirements for naturally occurring asbestos.
The regulation does not allow the use, reuse or sale of any asbestos product.
For more information regarding asbestos removals see the WorkCover NSW site: http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
To obtain unbiased information about ASBESTOS AUSTRALIA & ASBESTOS REMOVAL there are several NSW government run sites which provide everything you will need to know.
Pleuralmesothelioma.com has the most up to date and
comprehensive information about Pleural Mesothelioma and
asbestos exposure related cancer on the the web today. Such as Mesothelioma
Life Span and information ranging from a complete list of symptoms,
to treatment options, and steps to take after a diagnosis
Asbestos Symptoms Information and advice about Asbestos & its safe removal & disposal
http://www.asbestosvictimadvice.com
Fibro and Asbestos - A Renovator and Homeowner's Guide to Asbestos Removal (The NSW Government has developed some practical information specifically for
renovators and homeowners working with fibro and asbestos....)
http://www.more.nsw.gov.au/fibro
Workcover NSW - Asbestos Removal Sydney & NSW (Bonded asbestos is produced when asbestos fibres are bonded to another material, such as a cement or resin binder...)
http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/healthsafety/healthsafetytopics/Asbestos/
The asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (Our aim is to reduce the number of people exposed to asbestos and future incidence of asbestos related disease in the Australian community...)
http://www.adfa.org.au
Safe Work Australia (Safe Work Australia reports an increase in mortality due to mesothelioma....)
http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
Dust Diseases Board of Australia (The Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 provides compensation for the following diseases:
Aluminosis, Asbestosis, Asbestos induced carcinoma, Asbestos related pleural disease (ARPD), Bagassosis, Berylliosis, Byssinosis, Farmers' Lung, Hard Metal Pneumoconiosis
Mesothelioma, Silicosis, Silico-tuberculosis...)
http://www.ddb.nsw.gov.au
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