Asbestos and Hazardous Materials
Orangrove Consulting has experienced staff that can provide Hazardous Material Audits to identify common hazardous materials that can include:
· Asbestos
· Synthetic mineral fibres (SMF)
· Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
· Lead containing paint
· Ozone depleting substances
· Stored hazardous materials
Our team can help you manage your risks and learn about your duty of care responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
Division 5 Hazardous Materials Audit
The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; Part 4.4 – Asbestos, Division 5; states that, a person who manages or controls a workplace must, so far as is reasonably practicable, identify all asbestos present that is under the person’s management or control. If there is uncertainty (based on reasonable grounds) as to whether asbestos is present, or if there are inaccessible areas that are likely to contain asbestos, the person who manages or controls the workplace must either assume that asbestos is present or arrange for analysis of a sample to be undertaken. All asbestos registers must be reviewed and revised at least every five years, even if there have been no changes.
Division 6 Hazardous Materials Audit
In accordance with Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017; Part 4.4 – Asbestos, a Division 6 audit applies when carrying out demolition or refurbishment work at a workplace on a building where asbestos is present or elsewhere at the workplace where asbestos has been identified. Before demolition or refurbishment work commences at a workplace, the person who manages or controls the workplace must review the asbestos register and revise the asbestos register if it is not adequate having regard to the proposed demolition or refurbishment work.
Asbestos Identification
Samples of suspected asbestos-containing materials are collected and submitted to a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory for analysis using AS 4964-2004 method for qualitative identification of asbestos in bulk samples.