asbestos abatement worker
Asbestos abatement workers remove asbestos from buildings and other constructions, compliant with health and safety regulations concerning the handling of hazardous materials. They investigate the intensity of the asbestos contamination, prepare the structure for removal, and prevent contamination of other areas.
Also called: asbestos worker, asbestos abatement assessor, asbestos contamination assessor, asbestos abatement operative, asbestos abatement team operative, asbestos removal team worker, asbestos removal team operative, hazardous material removal worker
- 12
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
12- asbestos removal regulations
- assess contamination
- avoid contamination
- contamination exposure regulations
- disinfect surfaces
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- investigate contamination
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- store contaminated materials
- tend asbestos blower
- use personal protection equipment
Optional skills
16- assess waste type
- assist people in contaminated areas
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- ensure operability of protective equipment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- identify damage to buildings
- operate pressure washer
- perform demarcation
- report on building damage
- secure working area
- use solvents
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