range of materials manufactured using asbestos, the type and characteristics of asbestos used in each material, and the usual applications associated with the material methods and purpose for assessing hazards relating to friable ACM, together with an understanding of: health effects caused by exposure to ACM and requirement for safe handling and removal health impacts on the community and requirement for safe handling and disposal requirements of current legislation and standards relating to asbestos safety, the preparation of an asbestos removal control plan (ARCP), and issuance of air-monitoring clearance certificates and related documentation, including: understanding the trigger points for stopping work detailed knowledge of the membrane filter method detailed understanding of the clearance certificate rationale for, and principles underpinning, the ARCP, air monitoring and related legislation requirements for professional indemnity and other insurances required by legislation and to mitigate business risk air-monitoring procedures and testing requirements, including interpretation of results asbestos removal methodologies and work practices for both friable and non-friable asbestos general WHS procedures for construction work health hazards associated with friable ACM and circumstances that may change the nature of ACM from non-friable to friable, such as: weathering wear and tear application of tools and equipment accidental damage safe work methods for the removal of friable and non-friable asbestos hazards associated with using enclosures and removing friable and non-friable asbestos general construction terminology handling requirements of differing types of asbestos materials work site and work area procedures job safety analysis (JSA) and safe work method statements (SWMS) if required for construction safety data sheets (SDS) materials storage and hazardous waste management plans, drawings and specifications, asbestos registers and register amendments quality requirements relating to asbestos assessment associated with removal risk assessment processes and contingency planning relating to asbestos assessment associated with removal scientific techniques for measuring, testing and evaluating air-monitoring results and reports, including: principles of fibre counting analysis of bulk samples techniques associated with containing and removing asbestos, including: use of large and small-scale enclosures for different sites use of negative pressure exhaust units encapsulation methods use of decontamination unit testing methodologies (in particular air monitoring) and protocols associated with the sampling process, handling, gathering and transport of ACM types, characteristics, uses and limitations of plant and equipment involved in enclosing and removing asbestos workplace and equipment safety requirements documentation required for clearance inspections following application of rigorous professional assessment and using specified wording defined in regulations |