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Ahh yeah, the Asbestos tab! The Asbestos section is the tenth tab of the PTW system. It contains Section 11 of the PTW, which deals with any asbestos considerations of the PTW and is found in the following place on the PTW tab:
The Asbestos tab is the sixth specific activity tab of the PTW. This tab is only selected when the work bein View Full Answer
A great question! The Asbestos tab of the PTW must be selected whenever any work processes the contractor does, include the likely exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing materials to workers or persons in the vicinity of the work being done. This type of work is considered 'high risk' because of the health risk that asbestos dust presents to persons exposed to it.ASBESTOSAsbestos i View Full Answer
Excellent! Now let's look at asbestos work in a bit more depth! Great, so let's get on with it! All work processes, which involve possible asbestos exposure in the work being done, are managed in the Asbestos tab (section 11). This tab consists of four parts:1. Work Environment section - this section identifies the type of work being done where asbestos exposure is likely, as well as th View Full Answer
Sure thing! Let's take a closer look at this section. The first thing which needs to be done is to examine the type of work involved which could result in asbestos exposure and then determine what potential hazards are associated with the work being done.This work environment section does this and is very quick and easy to complete. It consists of a series of common asbestos work hazard View Full Answer
No problems! Let's take a closer look at this section then. Once the asbestos exposure hazards, for the work being done, have been identified, the necessary checks and controls to ensure that any work performed minimises asbestos exposure, must be confirmed and checked.The Precautionary Safety Measures section is where these safety measures are determined and confirmed. The Permit Issue View Full Answer
Ahh yeah! It's that Contractor Confirmation section again. This is a very important section because it is where the Permit Requester (PR) confirms that all the required safety precautions, relating to asbestos work and potential asbestos exposure, are in place and confirms this formally. It is also important because the Permit Issuer (PI) also confirms formally that he agrees with the a View Full Answer
Yep, this is a really important question! The Excavation tab has layer 1 effects in its workings. The layer 1 effects from this tab are connected to the Approve tab and are both passive and active. Asbestos work details are reflected in both the contractor declaration section (section 15) and the site hand-back section (section 16):1/. Passive effect - Approval section: When the Asbesto View Full Answer