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AppendicesAsbestos removal workThe removal of asbestos that is fixed or installed in a building, structure, ship or plantso that the asbestos is no longer fixed or installed in that building, structure, ship orplant, up to the point of containment.Asbestos wasteAsbestos removed and disposable items used during asbestos removal workor asbestos-related activities under Division 8 of ‘Part 4.3 – Asbestos’ of theRegulations, including plastic sheeting and disposable personal protectiveclothing and disposable protective equipment including tools.Asbestos-containing material (ACM)Any manufactured material or object that, as part of its design, contains one ormore of the mineral silicates referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of asbestos(other than plant in which asbestos is fixed or installed).Atmospheric monitoringA procedure whereby air is sampled within the breathing zone of a person toevaluate the person’s exposure to airborne contaminants.Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC)The Australian Safety and Compensation Council as defined in section 3 of theAustralian Workplace Safety Standards Act 2005 of the Commonwealth.Note: The ASCC succeeded the National Occupational Health and SafetyCommission in February 2005.Chrysotile-containing materialACM that contains chrysotile asbestos.Class-A asbestos removal licenceA licence that permits the holder to remove asbestos of any kind as specified in the licence.Class-B asbestos removal licenceA licence that allows the holder to remove non-friable asbestos-containing materialas specified in the licence.Domestic premisesDomestic premises used solely for domestic purposes.Employer’s asbestos registerThe employer’s asbestos register kept under regulation 4.3.29 as revised inaccordance with part 4.3 (Asbestos) of the Regulations.Engineering controlA physical control of any kind that is designed to eliminate or reduce a risk, but doesnot include:(a) a system of work or procedure, or(b) the use of personal protective equipment.Evidence of licence documentIn relation to a licence, means the document given to the licence holder by WorkSafeunder regulation 6.1.7, and includes any replacement document issued under ‘Part6.1 – Licences’.74 Compliance code / Removing asbestos in workplaces WorkSafe Victoria
AppendicesExposure standardAn airborne concentration of a particular substance in a person’s breathing zone, asset out in the Hazardous Substances Information System (HSIS) administered by theAustralian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC).FriableEhen dry:(a) may be crumbled, pulverised or reduced to powder by hand pressure, or(b) as a result of a work process becomes such that it may be crumbled, pulverisedor reduced to powder by hand pressure.F/mlFibres per millilitre.Glove bagA single-use bag constructed from transparent, heavy duty polyethylene with built-inarms and access ports.HEPA filterA high-efficiency particulate air filter that is a disposable, extended media, dry typefilter, in a rigid frame, with a minimum filtration efficiency of 99·97% filtration fornominal 0·3 micrometres (µm) diameter thermally generated dioctylphthalata particlesor an equivalent efficiency for a specified alternative aerosol and with an initialmaximum resistance to airflow of 250 pascals when tested at its rated airflow capacity.Independent personA person who is independent from the asbestos licence holder and from the personwho commissioned the work.Membrane Filter MethodThe method for estimating airborne asbestos fibres in accordance with the GuidanceNote on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibresprepared by the National Health and Safety Commission and published in 2005.NATANational Association of Testing Authorities – Australia’s national laboratoryaccreditation authority.Person who commissioned the workThe person managing or controlling a workplace or the employer who arranged forasbestos removal work to be performed.Personal protective equipmentincludes respiratory protective equipment and personal protective clothing.StructureAny construction, including a bridge, tunnel, shaft, dam, pipe or access pit, or any partof a construction but does not include a building, ship or plant (Part 4.3 (Asbestos) ofthe Regulations).Type of asbestos-containing materialA description of asbestos-containing material.Example: Asbestos-containing cement sheeting, cement pipes, vinyl tiles, sprayedinsulation, telecommunications pits and pipes, pipe lagging, millboard and gaskets.WorkSafe Victoria Compliance code / Removing asbestos in workplaces 75
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