Removal of tiles above false ceilings voids

Description

The following is some highlights of the removal of tiles above false ceilings voids risk assessment that will enable you to know the purpose, scope and format of the document.

TASKS

The removal of ceiling tiles.
The storage of removed ceiling tiles
The proper use of tools, equipment or light machinery or pulling of cabling in a ceiling void.
The fitting of a containment drops through a tile.

HAZARDS

Various diseases are related to asbestos.
Fatal head and other physical injuries from falling objects (dropping tiles) during the removal process.
Severe and critical physical injuries from the unexpected and sudden collapse of the ceiling grid.
Physical fatal injuries from trips/fall over stored/stalked removed tiles.
Fatal various injuries from ceiling tiles being damaged from above and from objects dropped through the open grid.

CONTROL MEASURES

Technical team members including engineers, supervisors, technicians and other labour are well trained in asbestos perception and detection.
Technical team members including engineers, supervisors, technicians and other labour are trained to not touch any tiles they doubtable or suspicious may have asbestos. Technical team heads are trained to report to the main client, main contractor, sub-contractor or other environmental and hazardous material handler institutions about any tiles they doubt may contain any possibility of asbestos.
Engineers ask to see the asbestos register for the facility or building before any removal or demolish operation taking place, and if there is not any register for reporting of any asbestos, and the presence of asbestos is detected or doubted, the demolish or removal operation or work does not proceed until an authorised and well-qualified person has conducted a reasonable survey.
The operation team including engineers are competent and well-trained in tile removal. Ceiling tiles are removed one at a time.
If only a single ceiling tile is eliminated or removed from an area of six tiles, it is not eliminated from the ceiling void.