Asbestos Management Compliance Audit Checklist

NOTE: This Compliance Audit Checklist must be used in conjunction with the approved SWMS and Asbestos Management Procedure

Project / Location: Contractor / Employee:

Type of Work: Company:

Site Supervisor: Date:

ITEM ACTION Y / N / NA COMMENTS / ACTIONS

Workers treat structures/plant as asbestos containing
Presence of Asbestos material if they are unsure of the contents and manage
accordingly?
Training records of all persons performing removal work
are available (i.e. Asbestos Safety Induction Training and
B Class Removal, etc.)?
Workers have completed CPCCDE3014A Remove Non-
friable Asbestos Unit of Competency for any asbestos pit
removal and disposal or any other asbestos-related work
Training (E.g. pit break-ins, rodding and roping)?
Workers have completed Client specified Asbestos
Awareness Induction (if required)?
Workers have completed CPCCOHS1001A Construction
OHS Induction Training (White Card)?
Is a copy of Class B Asbestos Removal Licence available
on site for non-friable asbestos work? Photo required
Evidence of notification to the local regulatory authority on Photo required
site?
Licences & Documentation Evidence that community was notified of planned
asbestos works (if required) on site?
SWMS (Control Plan) on site, relevant to work, signed
by Project Manager and by all workers on site?

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ITEM ACTION Y / N / NA COMMENTS / ACTIONS
Is a copy of EPA Exemptions Notice available in
vehicles and consolidation points if required?
Are clearance certificates obtained for disturbance/
removal of friable asbestos or for works that exceeds 10
m2 of non-friable asbestos?
Licences & Documentation

Are workers eating, drinking or smoking in asbestos

work areas?
Hygiene
Has an adequate decontamination area been set up in the
asbestos work area?
Is compressed air/high pressure water equipment
being used on any asbestos containing material?
Prohibited Equipment
Are there any dust generating tools and equipment in
use in asbestos work area?
Medicals for workers who carry out licensed asbestos
removal work, other ongoing asbestos removal work or
asbestos-related work and is at risk of exposure to
Health Monitoring asbestos when carrying out the work are current (at
minimum every two years)?
Is air monitoring being conducted if required (friable
asbestos removal, >10m2 non-friable asbestos removal)
On site and being used to continuously wet down any
Hose or Bucket ACM being disturbed?
of Water
Is there evidence that wetting down has taken place?
200 micron plastic sheeting used in work area?
Ground Sheet Ground sheet disposed of as asbestos waste following
Tools/ use?
Equipment Bags are 200 micron rated, clear plastic and no larger
than 1200mm x 900mm?
Bags are clearly marked “Asbestos”?
Disposable Bags
Bags only filled to 50% capacity, double-bagged and
goose-neck tied? Photo required
Are bags being used for other rubbish or waste?

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ITEM ACTION Y / N / NA COMMENTS / ACTIONS

Hand tools Are hand tools on site manually operated?

Do asbestos vacuum cleaners on site comply with the
Class H requirements in Australian Standard AS/NZS
60335.2.69 Industrial vacuum cleaners or its equivalent?
Are asbestos vacuum cleaners used in accordance with
Asbestos
manufacturer instructions?
vacuum cleaner
Are vacuum filters compliance with the requirements of
AS 4260-1997 High efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters
– Classification, construction and performance or its
equivalent?
Do workers have access to adequate tools and equipment
Other on site to conduct asbestos work safely, e.g. disposable
cleaning rags, sealant, gas detectors, duct tape?
Asbestos signage and barricades are adequate for the
work being undertaken and clearly indicate the area
where the asbestos removal work is being performed?
Signs are placed at all of the main entry points to the
asbestos removal work area where asbestos is present
and comply with 1319-1994 Safety signs for the
Signage and
occupational environment?
barricades
Does the use of barricades prevent access to the
asbestos removal site and removal work area
(minimum tape barricading to be used for non-friable
asbestos removal works?
Pedestrians are redirected away from asbestos removal
works that are taking place adjacent to pathway?
Asbestos disposal containers are clearly labelled with
Disposal ‘Danger: Asbestos Do not break seal’ or similar warning?
containers Asbestos disposal containers are lined with
plastic (minimum 200 micron)?
Boots Rubber boots are being used and not lace up boots?
Gloves on site and worn when asbestos-related work
Disposable being done?
Gloves Gloves worn only once (check bags)?
PPE
Gloves taken off second after coveralls?
Respiratory P2 rated disposable half-face respirator is being used?
Protection Respirator is worn correctly with coveralls hood over the
Equipment respirator straps and tightly fitting?

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ITEM ACTION Y / N / NA COMMENTS / ACTIONS
(RPE) Are workers clean shaven and do they complete a daily fit
test prior to commencement?
Coveralls are non-breathable type, disposable coveralls
rated type 5, cat 3 (ISO 13982–1) or equivalent?
Coveralls Worn only once and placed in bags (check bags)?
Worn over gloves, boots and taped at wrists?
Safety Glasses Are being worn to protect eyes from dust?

ASBESTOS WORK ACTIVITY (tick as appropriate)

Are workers wetting down the equipment and apply
adequate cable lubrication to the conduits/ducts
Rod & Rope throughout the process?
Is rope being disposed of as asbestos waste as
required?
Is asbestos worksite set up appropriately, e.g.
signage and barricading, segregation, heavy duty Photo required
(200 micron) plastic sheeting?
Pieces of ACM are broken into manageable sizes to fit
into bags?
Asbestos pit & pipe work Are pits smashed up so they become friable (in which
(removing/replacing case an A Class Licence is required for removal)?
pits/pipes, repairing Are workers wetting down the pits/pipes throughout the
pits/pipes, pit collar process?
remediation, pit knock ins) Plugs removed from pits are wrapped in smaller pieces of
plastic sheeting & bound with PVC tape?
Packages are labelled “Asbestos”?
Is a competent supervisor within 20 minutes of the
asbestos work site?
Are workers using plastic sheeting to cover surfaces
within the asbestos work area?
Customer premises Are workers placing duct tape over intended drilling point
installation and using the cup and foam method during drilling into a
wall?
Are edges sealed, e.g. with PVA glue or paint?
Are tools and equipment used in asbestos work sites
Tools &
being wet wiped and kept in a sealed, labelled container
Decontamination Equipment
and used only for asbestos related work?
Personal Does personal decontamination occur within the asbestos

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ITEM
Work area
Disposal of Asbestos Waste
Emergency management
Competency Verification
ACTION Y / N / NA COMMENTS / ACTIONS
work area each time a worker leaves the asbestos
removal work area?
Are asbestos-contaminated PPE appropriately disposed
of?
Boots are washed, bagged after use and not used for any
other purpose apart from asbestos-related work?
Is RPE taken off last (suit off first, gloves off second)?
Is RPE worn only once and placed in bags (check bags)?
Has the asbestos work area been decontaminated as
required?
Waste is being disposed of daily to an approved and
registered bin or waste facility?
Are open bags evident and have bags or waste been
stockpiled and unsupervised?
Bags wet-wiped and placed into lockable or covered trays
for transport?
Is excess spoil from pit remediation work disposed of
appropriately as per client’s requirement noted in
SWMS?
Vehicle transporting ACM has waste transport certificate /
exemption certificate?
Photo required
Vehicles transporting ACM has the equipment available to
deal with spill if required?
Based on the above assessment, do you deem all
persons on site completing the asbestos-related
works/task as competent?
Please note down workers names for future reference
ACM removalist/s on site: ................................................
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