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Be trained by an organisation of professionals
who have developed the tools and procedures to
enable you to do the job of identifying potential
asbestos containing products and then to do what
may be required. If you are trained by a professional
- you can do what they do - safely.
The use of Asbestos containing materials in
building construction was discontinued in Australia
- in 1987. If you have a property with buildings
constructed prior to this date it may contain
asbestos materials.
There are in excess of 3,000 known processed
asbestos products. The Home
Asbestos Identification Pak walkthrough presentation
features over 40 of the most common products you
will encounter in most homes in Australia.
Asbestos products were manufactured in two forms
- friable and non-friable. Over 97% of the products
in Australia were non-friable - characterised
by material in which the Asbestos fibres are bonded
by cement, vinyl, resin or other similar material.
If accidentally damaged or broken they may release
a few fibres initially but will not continue to
do so…
The more hazardous friable asbetsos is any materials
which can be crumbled, pulverised, or reduced
to powder by hand pressure. This may also include
previously non friable material which becomes
broken or damaged by mechanical force.
As a general rule - If the Asbestos containing
material can be easily disturbed and become air
borne - by the effect of a breeze or simply creating
a breeze by walking past it - it is in a friable
state.
As Asbestos products were very versatile they
could be easliy molded, shaped, cut drilled or
painted. There is no conclusive on-site testing
for the presence of asbestos. Asbestos products
can only conclusively be determined through laboratory
testing following sampling.
The sampling process is simple and involves safe
collection and labelling of samples using personal
protection equipment to minimise exposure.
If you would like to know about how you can visually
identify the presence of asbetsos in your own
home follow the link to the Home
Asbestos Identification Pak. This pack outlines
how to do a visual inspection of your home and
record the results.
With asbestos awareness and working with asbestos
training - you can safely do maintenance tasks,
small job and deal with emergencies in your home
- you can manage your asbestos safely. Awareness
training is available on line.
Follow the link to the How
to Do it Instruction Guide for home owners.
To know more about asbestos in your home or work
place please view our FREE online presentation
by clicking this link
Asbestos Awareness and Health Effects.
It provides you with a good understanding of Asbetsos
issues and steps you can take to minimise the
risk of Asbestos.
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