Removal of asbestos corrugated sheets

macadam

Anyone know the health and safety aspects and guidelines regarding the removal of asbestos sheets from a roof.

What would a specilist co charge for the removal and disposal of about 100 sheets, think they are 9ftx3ft 6".

Poor Uncle Tom

Most places will only remove palleted and wrapped asbestos sheets. You will have to get them removed yourself, AFAIK.

The last one I got done was from a building 15.8m (52') long x 6.7m (22') wide and it cost €2,200 for registered disposal.

The asbestos is of no danger in the sheets unless the sheets are broken, cracked, drilled or chipped. The weathered sheets themselves are not dangerous but should still be handled by professionals. Remember they are not loadbearing, so don't stand on them.

Registered asbestos disposal in the yellow pages.

wazzoraybelle

If you want to remove them yourself make sure not to break the sheets as you lift them, it would also help to have a hose on the roof and drench each sheet before you lift it.
Wear a face mask.
if you are determined not to pay for proper disposal and have the space to bury them, drench them, break (don't use a disc cutter or anything likely to throw up dust) the sheets into a size small enough to fit into a polythene bag and cover each bag separetly in concrete before burying. DO wear a mask throughout.

Slates

Please refer to the HSA guidlines

The publication you are looking for is

"Guidlines on Working with Materials Containing Asbestos Cement" which is downloadable from www.hsa.ie

JohnBoy

Check with your local co-co waste section.

I looked into this before in cork and they'll take it at one of their dumps from private individuals if packed in a particular way. I think it was double or triple bagged and taped or something