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Asbestos Disposal: What is asbestos waste?

 

CAWR defines asbestos waste as being amphibole or chrysotile product that has been removed from its original place of use.

 

In England and Wales, premises that generate >500kg of hazardous waste in a 12 month period have to be registered with the EA. This should be checked prior to work commencing.

 

Asbestos Disposal: How to package and label waste

 

 The following protocol is followed by FibrecleanUK.com employees for bagging or wrapping prior to asbestos disposal.

 

•   ensure that the waste material has been dampened down (in the case of AIB) or is wet ( a doughy consistency for lagging materials);

 

•   use waste bags directly beneath the work, and 'containment' sheets where these do not create other hazards;

 

•   ensure that there are sufficient suitable UN- approved bags/ or polythene sheeting and means to seal the packages before work starts;

 

•   place the waste carefully into a red waste bag and seal with strong tape. Wipe down the red bag, place inside a clear asbestos waste bag and seal and clean in the same manner;

 

•   ensure that the specific waste decontamination procedures are followed

 

Asbestos waste is subject to labelling and packaging requirements in accordance with the CAWR and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004. CAWR requires asbestos items to be contained in 'sealed containers' which should bear the asbestos warning label. Waste bags should not be over-filled or contain sharp objects which may pierce the material. Approved packaging is available for up to 2 tonnes in capacity.

 

There are various other items that should be treated as asbestos waste. These include all enclosure building materials (such as timber and sheeting) and any items that have been present (and unprotected) inside contaminated areas and cannot or will be cleaned. Asbestos waste items also include all disposable PPE used in the enclosure, transit and waste routes and in the hygiene unit. It also includes any disposable or discarded items used in cleaning and decontamination suchs as cloths, wipes and towels. Waste water from the buckets in airlocks should be disposed of through the filtered drainage system in the shower of the hygiene unit.

 

Therefore any asbestos product or material that has been removed from its original location should be treated as asbestos waste. This includes debris, dust and associated rubble and other mixtures where asbestos products are present. In England and Wales, the revised regulation20 classify asbestos waste as ' hazardous waste'. In Scotland, asbestos waste is refered to as 'special waste' and is defined in practice as >0.1% asbestos. If there is any doubt about the presence of asbestos in waste, it should always be treated as 'hazardous' or 'special' waste.

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