Asbestos essentials

Includes building, maintenance and allied trades on how to safely carry out non-licensed work involving asbestos.

Asbestos essentials task sheets

A0 - Introduction to Asbestos essentials[1]

Equipment and method sheets

Work with asbestos cement (AC) (non-licensed)

Working with textured coatings (TC) containing asbestos (non-licensed)

Strictly controlled minor work on Asbestos Insulating Board (AIB)

Safe work with undamaged asbestos materials

Removal and replacement of other asbestos containing materials

Fly-tipped waste

A38. How to deal with fly-tipped asbestos waste[50]

Link URLs in this page

  1. A0 - Introduction to Asbestos essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a0.pdf
  2. EM0. Risk assessments and plans of workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em0.pdf
  3. EM1. What to do if you discover or accidentally disturb asbestos during your workhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em1.pdf
  4. EM2. Information, instruction and traininghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em2.pdf
  5. EM3. Building and dismantling a mini-enclosurehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em3.pdf
  6. EM4. Using a class-H vacuum cleaner for asbestoshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em4.pdf
  7. EM5. Wetting asbestos materialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em5.pdf
  8. EM6. Personal protective equipment (including RPE)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em6.pdf
  9. EM7. Using damp rags to clean surfaces of minor asbestos contaminationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em7.pdf
  10. EM8. Personal decontaminationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em8.pdf
  11. EM9. Disposal of asbestos wastehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em9.pdf
  12. EM10. Statement of cleanliness after textured coating removalhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em10.pdf
  13. A9. Drilling holes in asbestos cement (AC) and other highly bonded materialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a9.pdf
  14. A10. Cleaning debris from guttering on an asbestos cement (AC) roof https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a10.pdf
  15. A11. Removing asbestos cement (AC) debrishttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a11.pdf
  16. A12. Cleaning weathered asbestos cement (AC) roofing and claddinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a12.pdf
  17. A13. Repairing damaged asbestos cement (AC)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a13.pdf
  18. A14. Removing asbestos cement (AC) sheets, gutters, etc. and dismantling a small AC structurehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf
  19. A15. Removing asbestos cement (AC) or reinforced plastic product, eg tank, duct, water cisternhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a15.pdf
  20. A16. Painting asbestos cement (AC) productshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a16.pdf
  21. A35. Replacing an asbestos cement (AC) flue or ducthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a35.pdf
  22. A36. Removing an asbestos cement (AC) panel outside, beside or beneath a windowhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a36.pdf
  23. A26. Drilling and boring through textured coatingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a26.pdf
  24. A27. Inserting and removing screws through textured coatingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a27.pdf
  25. A28. Removing textured coating from a small area, for example 1m2https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a28.pdf
  26. A29. Cleaning up debris following collapse of a ceiling or wall covered with textured coatinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a29.pdf
  27. A1. Drilling holes in asbestos insulating board (AIB)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a1.pdf
  28. A2. Removing a single (screwed-in) asbestos insulating board (AIB) ceiling tilehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a2.pdf
  29. A3. Removing a door with asbestos insulating board (AIB) fireproofinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a3.pdf
  30. A4. Removing a single asbestos insulating board (AIB) panel less than 1m2, fixed in with nails or screwshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a4.pdf
  31. A5. Cleaning light fittings attached to asbestos insulating board (AIB)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a5.pdf
  32. A6. Repairing minor damage to asbestos insulating board (AIB)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a6.pdf
  33. A7. Painting undamaged asbestos insulating board (AIB)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a7.pdf
  34. A8. Enclosing undamaged asbestos materials to prevent impact damagehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a8.pdf
  35. A20. Laying cables in areas containing undamaged asbestos materialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a20.pdf
  36. A34. Removing pins and nails from an asbestos insulating board panel (AIB)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a34.pdf
  37. A17. Removing asbestos paper liningshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a17.pdf
  38. A18. Removing asbestos friction liningshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a18.pdf
  39. A19. Removing an asbestos fire blankethttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a19.pdf
  40. A21. Removing asbestos-containing bituminous products, such as roofing felt, gutter linings or damp-proof courseshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a21.pdf
  41. A22. Removing metal cladding lined with asbestos-containing bitumenhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a22.pdf
  42. A23. Removing asbestos-containing floor tiles and mastichttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a23.pdf
  43. A24. Removing flexible asbestos duct connectors (gaiters)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a24.pdf
  44. A25. Removing compressed asbestos fibre (CAF) gaskets and asbestos rope sealshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a25.pdf
  45. A30. Removing an asbestos-containing 'arc shield' from electrical switchgearhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a30.pdf
  46. A31. Removing a single asbestos-containing gas or electric heaterhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a31.pdf
  47. A32. Replacing an asbestos-containing part in a 'period' domestic appliancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a32.pdf
  48. A33. Replacing an asbestos-containing fuse box or single fuse assemblyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a33.pdf
  49. A37. Removing asbestos-containing mastic, sealant, beading, filler, putty or fixing https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a37.pdf
  50. A38. How to deal with fly-tipped asbestos wastehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a38.pdf

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