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Asbestos Roof Removal Geelong

Roofs are the “must-have” part of a building. Roofs will protect you from heat, from the sun, rain, cold weather, and the wind. However, you need to be cautious of what the roof is made of, especially if you have an old building. In Australia, asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are widely used (especially before 1990) on the roof of commercial, residential and industrial properties.

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Asbestos Roof Removal Geelong

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  1. ASBESTOS ROOF REMOVAL IN GEELONG

  2. Do You Live Under A Safe Roof? Roofs are the “must-have” part of a building. Roofs will protect you from heat, from the sun, rain, cold weather, and wind. However, you need to be cautious of what the roof is made of, especially if you have an old building. In Australia, asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are widely used (especially before 1990) in the roof of commercial, residential and industrial properties. ACMs will not harm you if you leave them undisturbed. However, since roofs face different weather conditions throughout years, it is not impossible that the top layer of the sheets break down and generates asbestos fibres. Besides the weather, during all this time, your ceiling might leaks and needs to be changed.

  3. It is also possible that you ever try to do a DIY repair attempt to your leaky roof. This action might also disturb the contaminated roof and generates harmful fibres. Exposure to asbestos fibres can increase the risk of mesothelioma and lung cancers. The symptoms might not be felt right away, since it takes 10 to 50 years for the first symptom to show up

  4. Tips to safely identify asbestos roofs Living under hazardous roofs might worry you a lot. It’s hard to identify asbestos roofs by visual inspection. A thorough microscopic analysis is needed. Once ACMs are identified there, you need to remove them right away. Asbestos roof removal Geelong is a complicated procedure, hence you can not do it yourself. Only a licensed removalist can perform the roof extraction job. Reference: http://asbestoswatchgeelong.com.au/asbestos-roof-removal/

  5. Choosing the right contractor The Australian government and the local council stated that the safest way to remove fibrous roofs is by seeking help and advice from trusted contractors. Several things need to be considered when doing an asbestos roof removal Geelong work. You need to consider: Testing and removal processes should be done by a class-A licensed worker. An assessor is needed to carry out air monitoring and clearance inspections following the friable ACMs removing process. The removal process should be performed by someone who had appropriate training and hold a certificate of license.

  6. Asbestos removal and clearance The model WHS Regulations set out the training and competency requirements for asbestos assessors, asbestos removal workers and supervisors. Under the model WHS Regulations two licences have been established— Class A and Class B. Businesses with a Class A licence are permitted to remove all types of asbestos, including both friable and non-friable asbestos. Businesses with a Class B licence can only remove non-friable asbestos.

  7. Friable asbestos is material containing asbestos that when dry, is in powder form or may be crushed or pulverised into powder form by hand pressure. This material poses a higher risk of exposing people to airborne asbestos fibres. Non-friable asbestos is all forms of asbestos other than friable asbestos and includes asbestos cement sheeting and other materials where asbestos fibres are bonded into a matrix. If non-friable asbestos is damaged or degraded it may become friable and will then pose a higher risk of fibre release. Reference: http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/whs-information/licensing/asbestos-removal/pages/asbestos-removal

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