Ways to remove Asbestos DIY
There are many ways to remove Asbestos DIY. The main point to remember is the Asbestos is Hazardous. You need to take extra care for yourself and those around you, including your neighbours.
Asbestos is made up of tiny fibres that when released into the air, they are easily ingested into the lungs and gut. Many believe that the fibres can pass through your skin and travel within your body. This is not true! The only way is through your airways and mucus membranes. Your mucus membranes include, your mouth, your eyes, your ears and your nose.
Asbestos entering your ear canal will eventually drain into your sinuses and then into your throat and mouth. The same goes for your eyes.'
Any Asbestos that enters your nose or mouth has a direct route to your lungs and gut.
Removing asbestos from your home or business is easy if you follow these simple steps and don't cut any corners.
Firstly make sure you are not removing any more than 4 square meters.
This is the new regulation for DIY Asbestos Removal without an Asbestos Removal License.
Notify every person on the premises of what you are about to do.
Remove any clothes off your clothes line and take your pets to a safer place.
Notify your neighbours that you are removing Asbestos Safely and tell them to close windows that may be affected.
Make sure any Asbestos you remove is soaked with water before you begin.
This will reduce Airborne Asbestos Fibres.
When you are trying to remove sheets or panels.
Take out the nails or screws so that the whole piece comes off in one go.
Try not to break the sheet if possible as this will release Asbestos Fibres into the air.
Get as much help as you need to carry the Sheets or Panels safely without damaging them.
Once you have removed the sheet or panel place it on a sheet of plastic and begin to wrap it very carefully. The best advice is to use a trailer or ute. Cover the floor of the trailer with plastic and then place the Asbestos panels on top.
As soon as you have placed the last sheet into the trailer cover it immediately with plastic.
Make sure that the plastic is wrapped completely around the sheets and taped with heavy duty tape.
Phone your local waste disposal site. Ask them about the conditions of Disposing of Asbestos.
Most will require 24 hours notice to prepare a hole for the burial of the Asbestos Material.
You can if you wish get the information before you begin the removal.
Now it may not sound like much to able to remove only 4 Square Meters at a time. But, how many time you do this is still not defined. So you could in theory remove your whole roof if you remove it at 4 Square Meters at any one time.
I do not recommend that anybody remove friable asbestos. This is the loose fibre type that looks like the lint from your clothes dryer. This is VERY HAZARDOUS ASBESTOS.
Get a professional to do the job for you and have the peace of mind that it is done safely.
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