Commercial & Industrial Asbestos Removal in Bendigo

The buildings involved

• Retail and office buildings in the CBD and older shopping strips
• Factories, workshops and warehouses, many with corrugated asbestos cement roofs and walls
• Farm and rural buildings: hay sheds, shearing sheds, dairies and machinery sheds
• Schools, kindergartens and community halls
• Hospitality: older pubs, clubs and motels
• Body corporate and strata buildings with shared roofs, eaves and garages

The Bendigo Asbestos Removal process for commercial asbestos removal

Step by step

1. 1

   Register review

   Your asbestos register sets out what is known. If there isn't one, or it is out of date, an inspection comes first.

2. 2

   Scope and staging

   Which areas come out, in what order, and what keeps running.

3. 3

   Timing

   After hours, weekends or holidays, away from staff, students and customers.

4. 4

   Asbestos control plan and notification

   WorkSafe Victoria is notified at least five days ahead for friable work or more than 10 m² of bonded.

5. 5

   Separation

   Barriers, signage, sealed enclosures and controlled entry and exit points.

6. 6

   Monitoring

   Independent air monitoring for friable work, and often for large bonded jobs near occupied areas.

7. 7

   Clearance and records

   A clearance certificate for each area, and an updated register when the work is done.

Industrial roofs and walls

Large asbestos cement roofs are among the biggest commercial jobs. They need roof safety mesh or edge protection, elevated platforms or cranes, and a clear plan for moving large volumes of sheeting off site. Removal is usually staged with the new roof, so the building is never left open.

What to expect from commercial asbestos removal

• A site visit and written scope before any price.
• A staged program that shows which areas are affected and when.
• After-hours options, at a higher rate.
• Clearance certificates area by area, and an updated register at the end.
• Waste taken to a licensed facility. Eaglehawk Landfill's asbestos drop-off is for domestic loads only.

Your duties as a Bendigo business

If you manage or control a workplace with asbestos, Victorian regulations require you to keep an asbestos register, review it at least every five years and share it with employees and contractors. Before refurbishment or demolition, it must be reviewed and handed to those doing the work. See asbestos registers in Bendigo.

Commercial removal across Bendigo and district

Commercial and industrial removal is available in Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Strathfieldsaye, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Castlemaine and Heathcote, and on rural properties across the district.

Commercial asbestos removal: common questions