Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418:body:0:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 69426–72329

work begins:
    * disposable cleaning rags
    * bucket of water and/or a misting spray bottle
    * sealant
    * suitable asbestos waste container
    * warning signs and/or barrier tape.

Prohibited tools and equipment
Tools and equipment that generate dust must not be used on asbestos. These include:
    * high-speed abrasive power and pneumatic tools, for example angle grinders, sanders, saws and high-speed drills
    * brooms and brushes (unless brushes are used for sealing)
    * high-pressure water spray, jets, power or similar tools and instruments on asbestos in the workplace
    * compressed air.
The use of tools and equipment that cause the release of asbestos, including power tools and brooms, may be used on asbestos if the equipment is enclosed and/or designed to capture or suppress asbestos fibres and/or the equipment is used in a way that is designed to capture or suppress asbestos fibres safely, for example:
    * enclosing the tool or instrument
    * engineering controls such as extraction ventilation
    * using the tools and instruments within an enclosed removal area (for example, full enclosure or small enclosure).
Controls are assumed to be effective if exposure monitoring results are less than 0.05 f/ml or control monitoring results are less than 0.01 f/ml. Should either of these values be exceeded during monitoring, work must cease and the control measures that are in place reviewed or improved to ensure the levels of airborne asbestos do not exceed these levels.

Inspection and maintenance of equipment
After the asbestos removal work is completed, tools must be decontaminated (refer to Section 4.6).
All equipment used for the removal of asbestos should be inspected before the commencement
of the asbestos removal work, after any repairs and at least once every seven days when it is continually being used. A register with the details of these inspections, the state of the equipment and any repair details should be maintained.

Asbestos vacuum cleaners
Asbestos vacuum cleaners should comply with the Class H requirements in Australian Standard AS/NZS 60335.2.69 Industrial vacuum cleaners or its equivalent. Asbestos vacuum cleaners should not be used on wet materials or surfaces. Attachments with brushes should not be used
as they are difficult to decontaminate.
Filters for these vacuum cleaners should conform to the requirements of AS 4260-1997 High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters – Classification, construction and performance or its equivalent.
Household vacuum cleaners must never be used where asbestos is or may be present, even if they have a HEPA filter.
Asbestos vacuum cleaners can only be used for collecting small pieces of asbestos dust and debris. Larger pieces should be picked up and placed in suitable waste containers and should never be broken into smaller sizes for vacuuming.
The asbestos removalist should