If you require Non-Licensed Asbestos Removal we can help.
You have to decide if the work is licensed, NNLW or non-licensed. It depends on the type of work, the materials, and their condition. It’s important to pin down the risks involved, which means identifying the type of asbestos-containing material and its condition. This means you need to create a risk assessment before you start work.
Notifiable non-licenced work with asbestos (NNLW)
All non-licensed asbestos removal specialist work needs to be carried out with the appropriate controls in place. But some kinds of work come with extra requirements called notifiable non-licensed work or NNLW. They require an employer to:
1. Notify work with asbestos to the relevant authority 2. Identify areas where the work is being done 3. Ensure medical examinations are carried out 4. Maintain health records
Examples of non-licensed work with asbestos
Asbestos removal services involving cleaning up small quantities of loose or fine debris containing asbestos, as long as the work is sporadic and low intensity, the control limit won’t be breached, and the work doesn’t take long
Drilling textured decorative coatings for installing fixtures and fittings
Encapsulating and sealing-in work on asbestos-containing materials in good condition
asbestos cement products, (eg roof sheeting and rainwater goods) provided the material is carefully handled/removed without breaking up; this includes work with asbestos cement which is weathered but not otherwise substantially damaged
small areas of textured decorative coatings using suitable dust-reducing methods, to support other activities such as installation/replacement of smoke alarms and light fittings
textured decorative coatings provided that this can be done without deterioration of the material, (eg if the backing board is carefully cut around to achieve virtually intact removal)
loosely fixed (eg screwed) asbestos insulating board (AIB) panels in order to gain access to areas for other maintenance activities (eg under a bath to carry out pipework maintenance, or for access to a ceiling void for repair of lighting). This also includes re-attaching the panels after the work is done
