Industry Data

Most asbestos removal in Australia has to be done by a licensed contractor. Under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS)...

Asbestos testing laboratories analyse bulk material and air samples to work out whether asbestos is present, what type i...

Asbestos awareness training is a legal requirement for any worker who might come across asbestos-containing materials (A...

Asbestos consultants advise on how to find, assess, and manage asbestos-containing materials in buildings and infrastruc...

Occupational hygienists assess how much exposure people get to hazardous substances at work, including airborne asbestos...

Asbestos waste can only go to facilities that are licensed to take it. The exact rules vary by state and territory, but...

Removal and management work needs specialised equipment to keep workers safe and stop fibres escaping. That includes HEP...

In New Zealand, restricted asbestos removal has to be done by a contractor who holds a WorkSafe NZ removal licence. Rest...

Testing laboratories in New Zealand analyse bulk material and air samples to confirm whether asbestos is present and wha...

Under the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, a PCBU has to make sure workers are properly trained be...

Asbestos consultants in New Zealand advise on finding and managing asbestos-containing materials under the Health and Sa...

Occupational hygienists in New Zealand measure how much airborne asbestos people are exposed to during removal, demoliti...

In New Zealand, asbestos waste has to go to a facility authorised by the regional council under the Resource Management...

In Australia, NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) accreditation is the main mark of laboratory competence...

A Class A licence is the highest level of asbestos removal licence in Australia. It lets the holder remove every type of...

A Class B licence lets the holder remove non-friable (bonded) asbestos-containing materials where the area is more than...

A licensed asbestos assessor is an independent professional who can run asbestos surveys, issue clearance certificates a...

Accreditation from IANZ (International Accreditation New Zealand) confirms that a lab works to internationally recognise...

An asbestos survey is a methodical inspection of a building to find where asbestos-containing materials are, what type t...

Air monitoring measures how many asbestos fibres are in the air in a work area, to check that levels stay below the work...

A clearance inspection is the last step after asbestos removal. A licensed assessor, independent of the removal contract...