Asbestos Removal Class A
Key Information
Duration:8
Maximum Company Attendees: 8
Maximum Individual Attendees: 12
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace
Price (excl GST)
$675 Per Person
Price (excl GST)
$3900 Company Booking
Safe, compliant and controlled removal of friable asbestos in accordance with New Zealand legislation.
This course provides learners with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely remove friable (Class A) asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and asbestos-contaminated debris under controlled conditions. Learners prepare removal work, establish enclosures and decontamination systems, undertake friable asbestos removal, complete decontamination processes, clean up worksites, and complete required asbestos documentation in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 and industry best practice.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Prepare for friable asbestos removal by reviewing survey information, workplace procedures, regulatory requirements and asbestos removal documentation.
- Identify friable asbestos materials and associated hazards and determine appropriate controls
- Select and use appropriate PPE and RPE in accordance with AS/NZS requirements
- Prepare the removal site, establish exclusion zones, signage, decontamination units and required plant and equipment
- Isolate asbestos removal areas using suitable enclosure and containment methods
- Carry out friable asbestos removal using approved wet methods and controlled removal techniques
- Perform personnel and equipment decontamination procedures
- Clean the removal site and manage asbestos waste for transport and disposal
- Contribute to and use asbestos documentation including ARCPs, notifications, records and clearance requirements
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Class A Asbestos Removal Training Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Class A Asbestos Removal training in New Zealand.
- Friable asbestos identification and hazards
- PPE and RPE selection and use
- Exclusion zones, enclosures and containment
- Decontamination units and approved wet removal methods
- Personnel and equipment decontamination
- Asbestos waste management
- Documentation including Asbestos Removal Control Plans (ARCPs), notifications, records and clearance requirements
