Asbestos Audits and Registers

THE ROLE
Looking for a change, to get off the tools or further your experience as a consultant? ENVSS are looking for a suitable team-orientated candidate to fill the position of Asbestos Assessor / HAZMAT Consultant. The role primarily involves the following:
Conducting Asbestos and Hazardous Materials Audits;
Conduct airborne fibre monitoring;
Management of asbestos removal works;
Provide advice to clients on safe handling, removal and remediation methods for hazardous building materials;

THE CANDIDATE

Ideally we are looking for a candidate that can offer the following qualifications and skills:

  • Science degree or trade qualified (Carpenter, Builder, Demolition etc);
  • Understanding of the built environment, particularly pre-1990’s buildings, heritage buildings and industrial sites;
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with multiple trades simultaneously on work sites;
  • A solid commitment to all aspects of safety;
  • Ability to work in varied age and ethnically diverse team;
  • Project management skills;
  • Able to obtain Police and Working With Children clearance;
  • Drivers License (Truck license highly regarded).

Additional experience with any of the following will be highly regarded:

  • Electronics;
  • Remote Environmental Monitoring;
  • Contaminated Land Remediation;
  • Construction/Demolition;
  • Occupational Hygiene

WHAT WE CAN OFFER

ENVSS are committed to up-skilling and diversifying our team, opting to train our existing staff over hiring new ones. We can offer consistent on the job training, as well as industry relevant training courses leading to further qualifications. An example of areas that can be progressed into would include:

  • Clandestine Lab Remediation;
  • Mould Investigation and Remediation;
  • Dilapidation Surveys and Building Reports; and
  • Fire Risk Assessments.
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Safe Work Australia last week released a report on the incidence of Mesothelioma from 1982 to 2008 and mortality from 1997 to 2007. The data was collected nationally by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in the National Cancer Statistics Clearing House (NCSCH). Males were over represented for both incidence of Mesothelioma and deaths, with males making up 84% of deaths. It is expected that that Mesothelioma incidence will peak in 2014 using a model based on exposure to asbestos, age and the calendar year. VIEW MORE

Asbestos is a hazardous material that poses a risk to health by inhalation if the fibres become airborne and people are exposed to these fibres.

Exposure to asbestos fibres is known to cause mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural plaque and lung cancer.

Asbestos containing materials (ACM) were extensively used in Australian buildings, plant and equipment, ships, trains and motor vehicles from the 1950’s till the 1970’s, and some uses,  such as friction materials and gaskets were only discontinued on 31December 2003.

Despite regulation of asbestos containing materials, they are still common in commercial buildings and structures. VIEW MORE

When do you need an Asbestos Management Plan?

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According to the Gladstone Observer

ASBESTOS has been found on an LNG construction site on Curtis Island.

Bechtel Gladstone general manager Kevin Berg yesterday confirmed traces of asbestos were detected within the bonded building structure of two containerised switch rooms.

The affected containers were brought in by foreign contractor Metito. VIEW MORE