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Below:Asbestos containment and
removal requires a specialised
skill set. Dominion Constructors
has a WorkSafe accredited
Asbestos Removal business.
Everyone needs to be aware of asbestos,
so the best advice is find out if it is present, and
identify if it needs a licenced contractor to remove
it, maintain it or encapsulate it. Doing so will protect
yourself, your family, your staff and our environment.
Asbestos containing materials pose a high risk if
disturbed by drilling, grinding, sanding, water blast-
ing or dumping incorrectly. This type of work has
the potential to release harmful respiratory fibres
which can prove lethal if breathed in, causing lung
disease and cancer. Even small quick jobs carried
out incorrectly can cause harmful exposure to you
and the surrounding environment.
Since early 2017, Dominion Constructors has
had a WorkSafe accredited Asbestos Removal
business, employing Class A (Friable) and Class B
(non-Friable) staff, led by project manager
Richard Lines.
“Through Dominion’s ISO9000, ISO14001 and
Tertiary accreditations, we have all the systems in
place to deliver quality safe outcomes for clients
throughout New Zealand,” says Lines.
Asbestos in the work place is regulated under the
Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations
2016 (Asbestos Regulations), and how these
Regulations are interpreted is outlined in the
Approved Code of Practice: Management and
Removal of Asbestos, Nov 2016. The removal of
both Class A and B asbestos requires an appropri-
ately qualified person to supervise the work.
With the change in HSWA Regulations (Asbestos)
2016, a building owner or the principal person con-
ducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), needs to
have an asbestos management survey undertaken
to determine if there is any asbestos containing
material (ACM) present that may affect the daily
operation of any business undertaken within that
building or structure. There is a requirement on
PCBU’s to treat any ACM that may be in the build-
ing or structure in the same way as any other hazard
that exists, and that its existence, or absence, must
be documented with the building’s hazard register.
“Any dwelling or commercial building built prior
to 2000 has the potential to have had ACM used in
their construction,” says Lines. “Examples of this
can be seen in soffits, cement panelling or cladding,
pipe lagging or insulation, plaster skim products,
texture coatings on ceilings, roofing materials, gas-
kets, guttering and downpipes, to name only some.”
Dominion have successfully undertaken removal
and containment of ACM on a number of projects
including hospitals, a university, service tunnels,
commercial roofs and various domestic housing
jobs set for refurbishment and demolition.
“We also provide expert advice in managing
your asbestos in conjunction with your rebuild,
renovations or demolition of both domestic and
commercial buildings,” Lines says.
The strength in Dominion’s team, lies not only in
its construction ability, but in its experience, depth
of leadership and support teams. Dominion is a
100% New Zealand-owned construction company,
in business for almost 45 years, and is extremely
proud of its reputation.
For details, contact Dominion Constructors,
phone (09) 526 5808, web: www.constructors.co.nz,
email: [email protected]
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