Can demolition labourers remove asbestos products?

We often get emails asking if demolition labourers can remove asbestos based products and we answer Yes and No as it depends on the products.

Demolition labourers cannot remove notifiable asbestos products such as Flock, Limpet sprayed coatings, insulation in any form, insulation boards and debris from those products as that is a job for licensed asbestos removal contractors.

However, providing that the labourers have passed a CAT B asbestos training course (details of this course can be found at our Demolition Training website) and have the right rpe, ppe and equipment, then they can remove non notifiable products such as asbestos cement goods, asbestos cement roof sheets, asbestos papers, asbestos based felts, toilet cisterns, artex and paint coatings.

Don't take risks with asbestos, make sure the team are trained to deal with it, have the correct rpe and ppe and the disposal is as CAR2012.