Asbestos Businesses in Queensland, Australia
Queensland regulates asbestos under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and WHS Regulation 2011. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ), part of the Office of Industrial Relations, is the regulator. It issues licences, enforces compliance, and investigates incidents. Queensland adopted the national model WHS laws and publishes approved Codes of Practice on managing and removing asbestos that carry legal weight.
Queensland's asbestos rules are spread across 10 separate statutes administered by different state agencies and local councils, which makes it a wider regulatory web than most jurisdictions. For asbestos-contaminated land, the Department of Environment maintains the Environmental Management Register (EMR) and Contaminated Land Register (CLR) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Properties with asbestos in soil may need to be listed, and removing contaminated soil from listed sites requires a Soil Disposal Permit. The state runs a portal at asbestos.qld.gov.au, and all buildings built before 1990 that are used as workplaces must have an asbestos register.
Queensland is part of the ASSEA Asbestos National Strategic Plan 2024-2030. While each state still runs its own regulator and enforcement, the national plan is pushing toward a more consistent approach to proactive asbestos removal across the country.
Licensing
The standard two tiers apply. Class A covers friable asbestos, Class B covers more than 10 square metres of non-friable. Both licences last five years and are issued to the PCBU (person conducting a business or undertaking), not to individuals. Class A supervisors need at least three years of industry experience after completing the relevant removal and supervision competencies. A separate Asbestos Assessor licence is needed for air monitoring and clearance inspections on Class A jobs.
Legislation & Codes of Practice
National Resources
Asbestos disposal: There are 68 licensed waste disposal facilities in this region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Lantrak Waste and Recycling Facility
Swanbank, Queensland
Lantrak Waste and Recycling Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Swanbank, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsMoranbah Waste Management Facility
Moranbah, Queensland
Moranbah Waste Management Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Moranbah, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsAsbestos Kingz
New Farm, Queensland
Asbestos Kingz provides licensed asbestos removal, disposal, and testing services across Queensland for residential and commercial properties. With 17 years of experience, they offer safe removal, testing, emergency response, and compliant disposal services.
View DetailsQld asbestos demolition and construction services pty ltd
Everton Park, Queensland
QLD Asbestos, Demolition, and Construction Services provides comprehensive asbestos removal, testing, and safe disposal services across Queensland with over six years of industry experience.
View DetailsOccuRisk Consultants
Greenslopes, Queensland
OccuRisk Consultants is a South East Queensland occupational hygiene consultancy covering asbestos and hazardous materials, occupational hygiene and contaminated soil. Its asbestos services include asbestos and lead paint sampling, management and pre-demolition surveys, fibre air monitoring, clearance inspections and certificates, management plans and supervision of remediation projects. It also prepares technical scopes of works, reviews tenders and ARCP and Form 65 documentation, and runs personal and static air monitoring programs. DAIA member.
View DetailsAffinity Asbestos Services
Clontarf, Queensland
Affinity Demolition & Asbestos Services is a small business specialising in hazardous material handling and bonded asbestos removal services for residential properties throughout the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
View DetailsGreenway Demolition Brisbane
Brisbane, Queensland
Greenway Demolition Brisbane is a locally owned demolition company providing professional dismantling, asbestos removal, and demolition services with over 17 years of experience across residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Brisbane and surrounds.
View DetailsLSA Demolition
Roma, Queensland
Asbestos removal, demolition, concrete cutting and excavation contractor based in Roma, QLD. DAIA member.
View DetailsStuart Waste Facility
Stuart, Queensland
Stuart Waste Facility is a licensed asbestos waste disposal facility in Stuart, QLD. Source: Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) national disposal facility directory.
View DetailsDown to Earth Demolitions
Cairns, Queensland
Down to Earth Demolitions is a Cairns-based demolition company founded in 1982, carrying out demolitions and asbestos removal across North Queensland, from Mount Isa to Mackay and up to Thursday Island. Its website states that supervisors hold A class asbestos licences and other demolition staff hold B class licences, so the team can take on friable and bonded removal of any size. The business also offers commercial and domestic strip-outs, concrete drilling, boring and cutting, operated plant hire and a second-hand building materials yard. DAIA member.
View DetailsArk Asbestos Removals pty ltd
Caboolture, Queensland
Ark Asbestos Removals is a local asbestos removal company providing expert asbestos removal services to businesses and individuals from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast.
View DetailsRed OHMS Group
Murarrie, Queensland
RED OHMS Group is a health, safety, environmental and training consultancy with certified occupational hygienists and a dedicated hazmat team. Its asbestos services include testing of materials, soil, dust and air, asbestos management, laboratory services, lead management, and remediation and clearance, delivered by surveyors and licensed asbestos assessors. The group works across mining, oil and gas, industrial, commercial, maritime and government sectors and also provides accredited training. DAIA member.
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