Commercial Asbestos Removal Sydney
Hazardous Removal Company removes asbestos from commercial and industrial sites across Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast and regional NSW. We hold SafeWork NSW Class B (non-friable) asbestos removal licence AD213403, and we take on warehouses, offices, retail sites, strata buildings and industrial properties.
Commercial Sites We Work On
For a business, asbestos is a compliance job as much as a removal job. Owners and managers have legal duties before, during and after the work, and the paperwork you are left with matters as much as the clean site. These are the sites we work on:
- Warehouses and factories. Cement roof sheeting and wall cladding are the usual asbestos materials on older industrial buildings. See our asbestos roof removal service for how roof jobs run.
- Offices and retail sites. Ceiling and wall sheeting, vinyl floor tiles and their backing turn up during fit-outs and refurbishments of older tenancies.
- Strata buildings. Garages, eaves, service areas and other common property in older blocks.
- Industrial sites and plant. Friable asbestos such as pipe lagging and boiler insulation needs a Class A licence. See friable asbestos removal.
How a Commercial Job Runs
Commercial jobs follow a set process, so you know what is happening at each stage and what paperwork you will get at the end.
Step 1: Site inspection and sampling. We walk the site, review your existing asbestos register if you have one, and send samples to NATA-accredited laboratories where materials need confirming.
Step 2: Scope and quote. You get a clear scope: what is coming out, which licence class applies, and the order the work will happen in.
Step 3: Planning the work. We talk through access, staging and which areas need to be closed off before work starts.
Step 4: Notification. Licensed removal must be notified to SafeWork NSW at least 5 calendar days before it starts. We lodge it and handle neighbour notifications where they are needed.
Step 5: Removal. The work area is set up and controlled to suit the material, from wetting down bonded sheeting to full enclosures for friable asbestos.
Step 6: Disposal. Waste is double wrapped, transported and disposed of at a licensed facility, and loads over 100 kg or 10 mĀ² are tracked under NSW EPA rules.
Step 7: Clearance and paperwork. You receive the clearance certificate and disposal records, ready to update your asbestos register and management plan.
Why Businesses Choose Hazardous Removal Company
SafeWork NSW licensed. Asbestos removal licence AD213403, Class B (non-friable).
Our own crew. Every job is done by our own licensed team, including work at height from elevated work platforms.
One contact for the whole job. Registers, testing, removal, air monitoring and clearance arranged in one place.
Legal disposal. Waste goes to EPA-approved facilities, with records for your files.
Independent clearance. The sign-off doesn’t come from the team that did the removal.
Licensing, Notification and Clearance
- Licence class. Friable asbestos of any amount needs a Class A licence. Non-friable (bonded) asbestos over 10 mĀ² needs at least a Class B licence. We hold a Class B licence.
- Notification. Licensed removal must be notified to SafeWork NSW at least 5 calendar days before work starts.
- Air monitoring. On friable (Class A) jobs, an independent licensed asbestos assessor monitors the air while the work is under way.
- Clearance. After friable removal, an independent licensed asbestos assessor inspects the area, runs clearance air monitoring and issues the clearance certificate before the area is reoccupied. After bonded removal over 10 mĀ², an independent competent person carries out the clearance inspection.
- Records. Clearance certificates and disposal records go straight into your asbestos register and management plan.
Recent Commercial Asbestos Jobs
- Mascot, Sydney Airport: asbestos removed from an elevated position using an elevated work platform. The area was cleaned with a HEPA vacuum after removal and then encapsulated to contain any remaining fibres.
- Engadine: a damaged parapet wall removed from a business so it could be re-clad, plus eave lining from part of the building, with a clearance certificate from a third-party hygienist.
Frequently Asked Questions
If your workplace was built before 2004, or asbestos is likely to be present, yes. The register records where the asbestos is, what type it is and its condition, and it has to be kept up to date and passed on to whoever takes over the building. SafeWork NSW explains the duties for commercial sites, and we prepare asbestos registers for Sydney workplaces.
The register records where the asbestos is and what condition it is in. The management plan sets out how it is managed: where the register is kept, labelling, safe work procedures, emergency procedures and training. If there is asbestos at the workplace you need both. Our guide to asbestos management plans covers what the plan must include.
Yes. Licensed asbestos removal work must be notified to SafeWork NSW at least 5 calendar days before it starts. We lodge the notification as part of the job.
It must be independent of the removalist. For friable work it is a licensed asbestos assessor, and for bonded work over 10 mĀ² it is an independent competent person. We arrange the clearance so you have the certificate when the job is finished.
Friable asbestos needs a Class A licence. See friable asbestos removal for how that work is controlled.
Before refurbishing or demolishing a structure built before 31 December 2003, asbestos that could be disturbed has to be identified first. Our asbestos inspections are built for this, and we explain why every demolition should start with a survey.
It depends on how the building is used. An owners corporation responsible only for residential common areas is generally not treated as a business under WHS law. If the scheme is mixed-use or the owners corporation engages workers, workplace duties such as the register can apply. SafeWork NSW explains this in its guidance on strata title and body corporate.
Asbestos registers, pre-refurbishment inspections, sample testing, air monitoring, clearance certificates, soil testing, encapsulation and demolition. For houses and units, see residential asbestos removal.
We cover commercial and industrial sites across Sydney and regional NSW, including Western Sydney, Parramatta and the Hills, the Hornsby Shire, the North Shore, the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Illawarra, the Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Bathurst.
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Commercial and industrial buildings built before 2004 across Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast and regional NSW can still contain asbestos in roofs, cladding, ceilings, floors and plant.
Before a fit-out, refurbishment or demolition, check your asbestos register and get anything that will be disturbed identified first.
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