Asbestos Clearance Certificate

Asbestos Clearance Inspection and Asbestos Clearance Certificate

The National Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd Edition [NOHSC: 2002(2005)] requires that following the removal of asbestos a visual asbestos clearance inspection for non-friable (bonded) asbestos removal and for friable asbestos removal work in addition to the visual asbestos clearance inspection, clearance air monitoring, to be undertaken by an occupational hygienist, Class A Licenced asbestos assessor in ACT or other competent person independent of the asbestos removalist. An asbestos clearance certificate will be issued by the occupational hygienist on satisfactory results.

The asbestos clearance certificate must include the results of the air monitoring showing that the area has been cleaned, dry and the airborne fibre levels are less than 0.01fibres/mL. A copy of the results of the air monitoring to be provided to the licensed removalist and the person who commissioned the asbestos removal work who will then make the results available to the workers and their health and safety representatives and other people at the workplace.

If a clearance certificate has not been obtained, the asbestos removal work area cannot be re-occupied for normal use. A clearance certificate must be issued before the area can be re-occupied for demolition or other work.

Local councils also require an asbestos clearance certificate issued by an occupational hygienist following the removal of asbestos as part of the condition of local council development application.

Our asbestos consultants and occupational hygienists are fully qualified to undertake asbestos clearance inspections and issue any type of asbestos clearance certificate.


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