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removed should be vacuumed with a HEPA-fitted vacuum cleaner and/or wiped with damp rags (which should be disposed of as asbestos waste).
    * The plant or equipment should be double wrapped with 200 µm thick plastic and taped so that the asbestos is totally sealed within the plastic. The wrapped plant or equipment is cut from the rest of the plant and equipment using mechanical shears or oxy-cutting tools.
    * Only exposed metal can be cut and care should be taken to ensure the plastic wrapping is not punctured or melted. The cut section is then removed as asbestos waste.
    * If lagging has to be removed to allow a pipe to be cut, the glove bag removal method may be used to expose the metal at the point to be cut and for a sufficient length on either side. The pipe is then cut at the centre of the exposed section.
    * A P1 filtered respirator and disposable coveralls should be worn as a minimum while doing wrap and cut removal work. If the lagging is in very poor condition, such that significant airborne asbestos fibres may be generated, a higher level of respiratory protection may be required or the method of asbestos removal reconsidered.
    * On completion of the removal, workers need to follow the personal decontamination procedures and dispose of asbestos waste.

7.     CONTROLS FOR SPECIFIC ASBESTOS REMOVAL WORK

Appendix D provides some additional examples of asbestos removal work.

7.1 Removing asbestos-contaminated soil
Asbestos-contaminated soil comprises non-attached pieces of asbestos cement products and other material containing asbestos uncovered in soil during other work activities. Contamination can be detected during building and road construction and excavation, waste disposal, damage following a severe weather event such as a hail storm, weathering over time, or when asbestos is poorly handled or damaged during removal jobs.
A risk assessment by an independent licensed asbestos assessor or competent person, including contaminated site assessment practitioners, should determine the most appropriate control measures and remediation strategies.
Asbestos-contaminated soil is also subject to requirements of other regulatory agencies such as the EPA, Pubic Health and local governments. Where guidance on the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites is sought, the Assessment of Contaminated Sites National Environmental Protection Measure (NEPM) should be referred to. The contaminated sites NEPM is published by the Environmental Protection Heritage Council (EPHC).
Removal of asbestos from contaminated soil will require a Class A licensed asbestos removalist for any friable asbestos to be removed, or a Class B licensed asbestos removalist if more than 10 m² of non-friable asbestos is to be removed. A person who does not have a licence can remove 10 m² or less of non-friable asbestos. Where there