Asbestos surveys include intrusive (sampling and analysis) and non-intrusive methods of analysis of building materials to determine if the building materials contain any asbestos products. The surveys include careful examination of various building materials by a competent person and recording of the findings.
Asbestos Services
The Team at K2 Consulting Group assist businesses in managing their asbestos risks and managing their obligations in meeting asbestos management. K2 Consulting Group is equipped with Consultants authorised to undertake asbestos inspections for both bonded and friable. We are licenced asbestos assessors and are authorised by the relevant Departments to undertake friable inspections, post remediation cleanup clearance inspections.
We undertake inspections on weekends and after hours and provide reports on a quicker turnaround times to minimise the down time caused by any asbestos related situation.
Asbestos services undertaken by K2 Consulting Group:
- Asbestos materials survey
- Asbestos air monitoring during removal
- Post-removal clearance inspections
- Development of Asbestos Registers for businesses (commercial and industrial)
- Identification of asbestos in residential buildings
- Development of Asbestos Management Plans
- Asbestos materials laboratory testing
- Asbestos in soils
Asbestos, if damaged and not correctly identified, can seriously affect the health of the residents of the buildings and the users of the environment.
Our team of trained, qualified and experienced consultants can provide you with asbestos related advice in an efficient, cost- effective manner to achieve the best outcome and minimise business interruptions.
Our dedicated consultants can undertake jobs of any size across Australia, no matter the size of the jobs. Every job is unique, and we provide tailored asbestos solutions to our clients; Indeed we take pride in the success of our clients.
Our Services
Asbestos Registers
It is a document that lists all identified asbestos in a workplace. SafeWork States that the “Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) must ensure, an asbestos register is prepared and kept at the workplace. It must be readily available to workers, their health and safety representatives and other persons.
Asbestos Clearance Inspections
Following any asbestos work carried out, there are requirements to ensure the work area, tools and workers are decontaminated and asbestos waste is disposed of properly. In addition to this, for licensed removal work a clearance inspection will be required before the work area can be reoccupied for ordinary use.
Asbestos Air Monitoring
Air monitoring involves sampling airborne asbestos fibres to assist in assessing exposure to asbestos and the effectiveness of implemented control measures. It must be conducted in accordance with the Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust, 2nd Edition [NOHSC: 3003 (2005)].
Asbestos Management Plans
Asbestos containing materials identified in the workplace will be managed. SafeWork States that the “A person with management or control of a workplace must ensure a written asbestos management plan is prepared for the workplace if asbestos or ACM has been identified or assumed present, or is likely to be present from time to time at the workplace.
Asbestos Testing
Asbestos containing materials identified in the workplace will be managed. SafeWork States that the “A person with management or control of a workplace must ensure a written asbestos management plan is prepared for the workplace if asbestos or ACM has been identified or assumed present, or is likely to be present from time to time at the workplace.
Asbestos Inspection
Air monitoring involves sampling airborne asbestos fibres to assist in assessing exposure to asbestos and the effectiveness of implemented control measures. It must be conducted in accordance with the Guidance Note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust, 2nd Edition [NOHSC: 3003 (2005)].
Asbestos in Soil
Uncontrolled asbestos materials in soils may cause human health risk and environmental risk. Asbestos in soils can attract regulatory intervention from local councils, the EPA and SafeWork. Asbestos is often found in soils due to unintentional accidental damage from demolition works or deliberate illegal storage or dumping or littering.