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- Safework SA – Asbestos Info page
- Safework SA – Removal Notification Portal
- General Information – SA Government
- WHS Regulation (SA) 2012 – refer chapter 8
- Code of Practice – How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice – How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Transport and disposal
- Worksafe Vic – Asbestos Info page
- General Information – Victorian Government
- Worksafe Vic – Removal Notification Portal
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic) – part 4.4
- Compliance code: Removing asbestos in workplaces
- Compliance code: Managing asbestos in workplaces
- Asbestos Licensing
- Transport and disposal – commercially
- Transport and disposal – from your home
- WA – Asbestos Info page
- Worksafe WA Notification Portal
- General Information – WA Government
- Worksafe WA – Notification for unrestricted asbestos removal work
- Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022
- Code of Practice – How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice – How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Transport and disposal
- Safework NSW – Asbestos Info page
- General Information – NSW Government
- Safework NSW – Removal Notification Portal
- Work Health and Safety Regulation (NSW) 2017 – refer chapter 8
- Code of Practice – How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice – How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Loose-fill asbestos insulation Details of the Voluntary Purchase and Demolition Program for homes in NSW found to contain loose-fill asbestos insulation
- Transport and disposal – Industrial waste
- Transport and disposal – Asbestos and tyres
- Transport and disposal – Tracking asbestos and tyres
- Transport and disposal – Dealing with household asbestos
- Worksafe ACT – asbestos info page
- Worksafe ACT – Removal Notification
- Work Health and Safety Regulation (ACT) 2011 – refer chapter 8
- Code of Practice – How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice – How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Loose-fill asbestos insulation
- Loose-fill asbestos buyback concession scheme in ACT
- Transport
- Disposal
- Worksafe Qld – Asbestos Info page
- General Information – Queensland Government
- Worksafe Qld – Removal Notifications
- Work Health and Safety Regulation (Qld) 2011 – refer chapter 8
- Code of Practice - How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice - How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Transport and disposal
- NT Worksafe – Asbestos Info page
- General Information – NT Government
- NT Worksafe – Notification
- Work Health and Safety (national uniform legislation) Regulations (NT) 2011 – refer chapter 8
- Code of Practice – How to safely remove asbestos
- Code of Practice – How to manage and control asbestos in the workplace
- Asbestos Licensing
- Transport and disposal
- Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency
- Sampling and testing for imports
- National Asbestos Exposure Register
- Safework Australia
- Bernie Banton Foundation – asbestos diseases helpline
- Commonwealth jurisdiction – Commonwealth workplaces
- Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities-Rapid Response Protocol – Illegal imports
- Guidance for importers/exporters
- Asbestos disposal facilities across Australia – search by state/territory
- FS 01 Student Appeal Form
- FS 02 Student Complaint Form
- FS 04 Student Record Request Form
- 01 Appeals Policy and Procedure
- 02 Cheating and Plagiarism Policy and Procedures
- 03 Child Safety and Wellbeing for VET Students Under 18 Policy and Procedure
- 04 Communication Protocol for Supporting Students with Disabilities Policy and Procedure
- 05 Complaints Policy And Procedure
- 06 Conflict Of Interest Third Party Policy And Procedure
- 07 Discrimination, Harassment, Bullying and Vilification Policy and Procedure
- 08 Inclusive And Culturally Safe Learning Environment Policy And Procedure
- 09 Privacy And Data Protection Policy And Procedure
- 10 Refund and Cancellation Policy and Procedure
- 11 Student Access To Records Policy And Procedure
- 12 Student Code Of Conduct
- 13 Student Identifier Requirements Policy And Procedure
- 14 Students Using AI Responsibly Policy And Procedure
- 15 Wellbeing Support Policy And Procedure
Student Handbook
Please read the Student Handbook which formalises the training conditions, terms, expectations, support services, and requirements. This forms part of the conditions of enrolment.
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Why do I need training?
In simple terms, owners/employers/managers or their delegates must ensure their workers are deemed competent to manage asbestos and prevent (or significantly minimise) the potential for asbestos exposure. Under general Work Health and Safety provisions, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure:
WHS Regulation 39 – Provision of information, Training and Instruction
“…that information, training and instruction provided to a worker is suitable and adequate.”
More specifically:
WHS Regulation 445 – Duty to Train Workers
“A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must ensure that workers engaged by the person, whom the person reasonably believes may be involved in asbestos removal work or in the carrying out of asbestos-related work, are trained in the identification and safe handling of, and suitable control measures for, asbestos and ACM (asbestos containing material).”
This training requirement deals directly with the removalists, maintenance workers, trades people, labourers, builders, and demolition workers who physically may do work on or near the asbestos containing material.
In addition, those who have responsibility to engage, contract, instruct, facilitate, sub-contract, employ or oversee the work must have a reasonable understanding themselves. That is, they require basic asbestos and silica awareness training (at a minimum) to be able to administer possible related activities including managing the people directly involved. This is consistent with the aforementioned general training requirements and other asbestos and silica management provisions prescribed in workplace health and safety regulation.
Further workplace regulation details the specific Australian Vocational Education Training (VET) competency standards required for asbestos removal, and licensing – that Asbestos & You courses comply with.
Quoted text derived from harmonised WHS regulation – wording may vary slightly in some jurisdictions, however the context and interpretation of legislation is consistent across Australia.
All asbestos training packages
are compliant with
Australian
Work Health and Safety
regulations
Need refresher training?
In Victoria, for example, refresher training is required every year for friable removalists and every two years for non-friable removalists.
Irrespective of where you are in Australia, all training is required to be reviewed periodically to ensure it is “suitable and adequate” for the workforce, the built environment, and associated worker activities. This considers the risk of a person working on or in the vicinity of asbestos and silica containing material, often infrequently with varying site scenarios, where skillsets and appropriate training needs to be maintained to minimise the potential of exposures.
Contact us to discuss your options.