Safety precautions to take before you start.
How do i dispose of asbestos roofing sheets.
Make sure to spray as much of the asbestos as you can.
The only legal method of disposing of asbestos cement roof sheets is via a licensed disposal contractor.
For example you should wear gloves a dust mask and safety goggles and place the asbestos into plastic bags.
Older homes may have the following asbestos containing products.
Builder did a small job for me and in w wales like this.
The hse s asbestos essentials task sheet has some great advice on this.
Well basically if you have some asbestos we can provide the bins for the asbestos to go in.
Ideally you should have an asbestos skip or bin delivered to your site to facilitate this because unless you have a contaminated waste carriers licence you are not allowed to transport the material yourself.
Wet the asbestos with water.
Tapped and bagged it all up went to tip told to wait until yard was cleared.
This will ensure that the dangerous dust sticks to the sheets and will reduce the risk of particles getting into the air.
Asbestos cement roof sheet is a dangerous health hazard.
Using a pump spray lightly dampen the asbestos with water.
It s important that you contact a licensed asbestos removal contractor for disposing of asbestos sheets.
We then take the bin with the asbestos in it to a registered asbestos disposal site.
However if you do decide to move the asbestos yourself then please handle it with care.
Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust.
Even new homes built today may contain asbestos in roofing and flooring materials cement shingles millboard and corrugated sheets.
Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top.
How to handle and dispose of asbestos waste.
The allocated hole at dump is not quite correct most asbestos sites are seperate to other waste they are clay lined with a membrane asbestos is tipped then immediately capped with both membrane and clay.
Sheet disposal costs vary and depend on the extent of work required to remove corrugated roofing sheets.
Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.
