Asbestos Air Monitoring

Asbestos air monitoring is essential to protect human health and the environment by detecting airborne asbestos fibres, which can cause serious diseases like asbestosis and mesothelioma. It ensures compliance with safety regulations, prevents contamination during asbestos removal or construction activities, and allows for early detection of hazardous conditions. Monitoring also helps assess the effectiveness of safety measures and reduces environmental risks by preventing the spread of harmful fibres.

The Health and Safety Regulations require air monitoring for friable removal jobs, however it is best practise to undertake asbestos air monitoring during any removal works, especially when asbestos removals are being undertaken indoors or in high profile/sensitive locations.

Air monitoring is not intended to be used as a preventive or a real time control measure, but as a test to ensure that controls are operating satisfactorily and that employees, contractors and members of the public are not being exposed to harmful environments. Air monitoring is also used to ensure airborne fibre levels are satisfactory for reoccupation into internal areas.

Air monitoring services include:

• Background air monitoring – Monitoring ambient background levels prior to works.
• Para-occupational or Control air monitoring – Monitoring airborne fibre levels during (removal) works.
• Clearance air monitoring – Monitoring within areas or enclosures for reoccupation post removal works.
• Personal air monitoring – Monitoring on personnel to ensure PPE/ RPE is working effectively.

Air monitoring in Victoria should be undertaken by a suitably competent person; who has appropriate qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. All HAZCON asbestos consultants undergo an intensive in-house and on-site mentored training program. This ensures all personnel have the skills necessary to deliver comprehensive asbestos monitoring programs in accordance with relevant standards and tailored to a site’s individual needs.

If you would like more information or a quote for air monitoring,  please contact us on 1800 429 266 or email hazcon@hazcon.com.au.