Carter Corporation Pty Ltd Asbestos Management Services & Asbestos Removal 42-44 Trembath Street, Bowden SA 5007 Telephone: (08) 8346 2999 Facsimile: (08) 8346 3888 Mobile: 0418 844 197 / 0417 814 330 AH Contact: 0417 814 330 Email: Carter Corporation Building Licence Number GL58057 Asbestos Licence Number 228 ABN 58 007 881 763

Is there Asbestos in your workplace?

Do you realise the dangers associated with Asbestos and the health risks to you and your people?

Asbestos is a naturally occuring mineral. The three most recognised forms are presented below.

There are many products that contain asbestos that you may not be aware of. This is why the regultions make it mandatory for you business premises to have an up-to-date asbestos register. Your register needs to be prepared by a person competent in identifying asbetos containing products (that is both trained and experienced).

Asbestos is around businesses, work areas and our homes in a variety of products. There are more than 3,000 known products that contain asbestos.

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Training is a valuable first step for all employers and employees
to know their responsibilities.

By viewing this website you are starting your awareness training already.

Asbestos Awareness Training has two objectives:

• To provide training participants with a greater level of understanding of Asbestos containing materials

• To provide training participants with a greater level of understanding of
  OHS & W requirements for "Working with Asbestos"

Awareness training is discussed in More detail in Step 4 below.

What are you doing to protect your People?

It is an Occupational Health requirement that building owners, managers and other persons in possession of asbestos take reasonable actions to:

•	Identify asbestos installed in the building (or on plant) and…
•	Assess its stability (i.e. how significant is the health risk?), then
•	The building owner or manager must establish policies and procedures to prevent (or minimise) exposure to anyone who might come in the vicinity of the asbestos, then ….
•	Record the type, condition and location of the asbestos in a register, then check the condition of the asbestos at least annually and..
•	Give a copy of the register (and a copy of any alterations made to the register) to the occupier of the building.

Help is at hand........
Think Asbestos - Think Carter's

In the next few pages we outline what action you can take in protecting your people and in turn protecting your business. We recommend a series of achievable steps.

•	STEP 1: your Asbestos Management Policy,
•	STEP 2: preparing your Asbestos Register,
•	STEP 3: operating your Hazard Management Plan and on going use of the asbestos register,
•	STEP 4: Asbestos Induction and Awareness Training,
•	STEP 5 annual inspections, and ensuring compliance.

The aim of the asbestos management policy is to enable the effective management of all hazards associated with asbestos through a structured program that eliminates or minimises exposure in accordance with legislative requirements.

Under the legislation an Asbestos Management Policy is mandatory.

The purpose of this Policy is to minimise the exposure of persons to airborne asbestos fibres and dust caused by maintenance or alteration work carried out in the vicinity of asbestos

Asbestos removal work other than maintenance
jobs and emergencies is only to be undertaken
by a licensed removalist in accordance with the Regulations and 'Code of Practice' for Asbestos removal work and with the approval of the Asbestos Register Controller.

Carters can provide a complete asbestos management policy framework adapted to your particular organistion structure and requirements.

All commercial buildings and workplaces are required to have a maintained 'Asbestos Register' on hand at all times.

What is an Asbestos Register?

Your risk of exposure can be prevented only if people know where the asbestos is in the building.

The intent of an Asbestos Register is to provide a summary of the detailed property inspection to assist in determining the type, location and condition of the asbestos material.

This is done by surveying materials used in the construction of the building and plant, including checking for what is held on the property as debris, redundant stock and equipment.

 

Site Survey and Inspection	Example of Signage

Recommendations are made on the basis of the inspection findings to ensure health and safety risks associated with asbestos are minimised. Recommendations are recorded within the Asbestos Register with a convenient location (mud map) drawing in association with the location schedule.

	Unique Asbestos Register Details	Location (Mud Map) Drawing
	Location Schedule

The Asbestos Register must be held on site and made available to all persons using, frequenting, occupying, working on or around the building.

 

Ongoing use of the Asbestos Register is the fundamental building block in the Hazard Managmenet Plan. Ongoing tasks include:

• Occupants are to be made aware of the Asbestos Register;
  
  
• The people responsible for managing the register are trained in compliance requirements;
  
  
• The Asbestos Register is to be made available to all employees and contractors intending to work or required to work on or near asbestos containing products;
  
  
• Prior to commencing work on or near any of these asbestos containing products, workers need to be trained in asbestos awareness including working with asbestos, maintenance jobs and emergencies;
  
  
• All workers and administrators are responsible for ensuring the register is updated as each event occurs;



• The Asbestos Register must be updated ast least annually;
  
  
• It is a requirement to keep records of all asbestos related activities for 40 years from the date of the last entry in the register.

 

The purpose of induction is to introduce the Asbestos Register and its content to all the people in the organisation who may be directly or indirectly responsible for maintaining and using the register on a daily basis.

The purpose of the more in-depth asbestos awareness training is to provide all relevant personnel with the skills and knowledge that they need to use the required control measures, personal protective equipment, safe work practices and emergency procedures when working on or near asbestos containing products identified in the register.

We offer training courses to service the requirements of both management and the different industry trades at any time, at any place for example - workshops, work places or work sites - in the metropolitan area, country regions or nationally.

Training is now available online. Click our Online Training link.

Your Certificate of achievement is
The Blue Card which certifies that you
have successfully completed a short course
in Asbestos Awareness - working with asbestos - maintenance jobs and emergencies.

The card is laminated and should be carried with you at all times. It is your key to access Carter's 24 hour advisory service.

The aim of the course is to provide participants with awareness of asbestos containing materials and the occupational health, safety and welfare (OHS&W)
requirements of "working with Asbestos", including:

• where does it come from?
• what does it look like?
• can it be worked with safely?
• what are the health effects of asbestos exposure?
• who is it most likely to affect?
• understanding of the simple products and process you can use to keep your worksite, your colleagues, yourself and your family safe from potential exposure to asbestos airborne fibres.

Outcomes of the training will include:

• understanding when asbestos has the greatest potential to damage health;
• understanding the difference between maintenance (and how to do it safely) and asbestos removal;
• understanding the responsibility of professional contractors, the importance of correct work methods and awareness of compliance requirements in the workplace.

Training enquiries are welcome
- Courses are running monthly

For more information about our training and safety products
- click the link below

Phone 0417 814 330 for details about our next course

Training and Safety Products are distributed by Asbestos & You Pty Ltd, a member of the Carter Corporation Group

By carrying out annual inspections you:

• Meet Government compliance obligations and avoid the risk of being fined
• Minimise significantly the exposure to legal
  liabilities from tenants, contractors and/or employees
• Minimise the possibility of claims on workers compensation due to asbestos exposure
• Reduce the likelihood of waivered insurance claims due to non-compliance
• Avoid the possibility of unfavourable media exposure and publicity
• Avoid possible union problems including stop work action
• And most importantly, minimize the risks to health due to the exposure to asbestos in the workplace

 

Carter's are qualified to advise on all of your Asbestos needs.
(Asbestos Licence Number 228) We can readily arrange commercial and industrial inspections to establish the extent of Asbestos in your workplace or industrial facility.

Let Carter's identify the condition of your Asbestos and provide cost-effective solutions.

Email us on the link above with your contact details and we can talk you through our compliance checklist.

For a list of clients successfully operating our programs of management of Asbestos in the workplace...click the link below.

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