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AAG013

Enclosures & Negative Pressure

Who this applies to

Scope

Class A removal teams and competent people responsible for containment systems.

Core procedure

Four essential steps

  1. 01

    Design the enclosure, airlocks, baglocks and extraction capacity for the work and location.

  2. 02

    Smoke-test or otherwise verify integrity before asbestos work starts.

  3. 03

    Operate, inspect and record negative pressure and filtration performance throughout the work.

  4. 04

    Decontaminate and dismantle only after the required clearance stages are complete.

Current official referencesWorkSafe: asbestos guidance ↗WorkSafe: interpretive guidelines ↗Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 ↗