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Asbestos - the new regulations (2016)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Asbestos - the new regulations (2016)

Management and removal of asbestos

This Approved Code of Practice sets out WorkSafe New Zealand’s (WorkSafe) expectations about how to comply with asbestos health and safety law, including the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016.

Management and removal of asbestos

Asbestos Trade Breakfast (March 2017)

Presentations on the Asbestos Regulations and asbestos and your health from WorkSafe, and identifying and managing asbestos removal from TriEx.

Asbestos Trade Breakfast (March 2017)

Asbestos removal (PDF 6.3 MB)

TYPE:   Good practice guide
TOPIC:   Asbestos, Hazardous substances

These guidelines provide good practice advice for PCBUs that carry out licensed and unlicensed asbestos removal work.

ISBN:  
978-1-99-105749-5 (online)
 
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Asbestos approved methods

Approved methods provide for work involving asbestos to be carried out that would otherwise be prohibited by Regulations

Asbestos approved methods

Where asbestos can be found

Where asbestos can be found in New Zealand commercial and residential buildings.

Where asbestos can be found

Asbestos licensing

Find out whether you'll need a licence under the asbestos removal licence system and how to go about applying for one.

Asbestos licensing

Certification of safety management systems

Any businesses applying for a Class A asbestos removal licence must have a certified safety management system in place by 4 April 2018.

Certification of safety management systems

Asbestos removal control plan template (PDF 618 KB)

TYPE:   Template
TOPIC:   Asbestos, Hazardous substances

This template is designed to incorporate the elements of the Asbestos Regulations. It has two parts: complete part A when planning the asbestos removal work, complete part B after the asbestos has been removed and clearance has been obtained.

 
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Asbestos safety after a natural event or emergency

When homes and other buildings containing asbestos are damaged during floods, the asbestos-containing materials can become eroded, disturbed, broken, or friable.

Asbestos safety after a natural event or emergency

Interpretive guidelines – The Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 (PDF 1.2 MB)

TYPE:   Interpretative guide
TOPIC:   Asbestos, Hazardous substances

These interpretive guidelines explain requirements in the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 for managing asbestos in workplaces, removing asbestos and carrying out asbestos-related work.

ISBN:  
978-1-99-105754-9 (online)
 

Cleaning debris from gutters on an asbestos-containing roof (PDF 256 KB)

TYPE:   Fact sheet
TOPIC:   Asbestos

This information sheet sets out safe work techniques for collecting debris from guttering on asbestos-containing roofs. This includes asbestos cement roofs and decramastic tile roofs. The gutters and downpipes may also be made of asbestos and are likely to be contaminated with asbestos fibres from the asbestos-containing roof.

Working with or near asbestos (PDF 3 MB)

TYPE:   Good practice guide
TOPIC:   Asbestos, Hazardous substances

These guidelines provide practical information for tradespeople on how to meet their duty to manage the risk of asbestos exposure when working with or near asbestos.

ISBN:  
978-1-99-105758-7 (online)
 
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Asbestos assessments (PDF 9.9 MB)

TYPE:   Good practice guide
TOPIC:   Asbestos, Hazardous substances

These guidelines provide good practice advice for conducting asbestos air monitoring and clearance inspections.

ISBN:  
978-1-99-105753-2 (online)
 
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