Release 2

This version first released with CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 6.4.

Correction to Training Package title in the Modification History from CPC Property Services to CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package.

Release 1

This version first released with CPC Property Services Training Package Release 5.0.

Supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCPD3031A Implement safe lead paint and asbestos work practices in the painting industry. Safe lead practice aspects removed and incorporated into separate unit. Safe treatment of asbestos material strengthened. Updated to meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012.

CPCCWHS2001

Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe what needs to be done to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Plan and prepare.

1.1

Review circumstances in which asbestos hazards may be encountered.

1.2

Review work instructions and building information to implement safe asbestos work practices, and to determine the location of asbestos.

1.3

Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for each task.

1.4

Plan all work to meet relevant requirements of work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, environmental plans and obligations, manufacturers’ specifications, and workplace requirements.

1.5

Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.

1.6

Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and report any faults.

2

Define and prepare work area.

2.1

Identify sections within the work area where non-friable asbestos might be found.

2.2

Establish and maintain a safe working area around substrates that might contain asbestos, and apply temporary control measures, barriers and signage to ensure substrates are not disturbed.

2.3

Protect furnishings, other surfaces, surrounding ground areas, drinking vessels, water storage and foodstuffs and seal doors and windows.

2.4

Arrange for testing to confirm the presence of asbestos.

3

Encapsulate asbestos.

3.1

Assess and select methods, tools and equipment and PPE for the encapsulation of asbestos on existing surfaces in accordance with regulatory requirements.

3.2

Assess suitability of work area for asbestos encapsulant coating.

3.3

Apply a water based asbestos encapsulant coating to manufacturers’ specifications.

4

Clean up.

4.1

Clean up, meeting all legislative and workplace requirements for safety, waste disposal, materials handling and protection of the environment.

4.2

Clear work area, reuse or recycle materials and place waste and unwanted materials into job waste bins or rubbish stockpile.

4.3

Check and maintain tools and equipment and clean with appropriate solvents.

4.4

Dispose of paint waste and water and solvents used in cleaning tools and equipment in an environmentally sustainable manner.

4.5

Store tools, equipment and sealed unused materials to avoid spontaneous ignition.

Release 2

This version first released with CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 6.4.

Correction to Training Package title in the Modification History from CPC Property Services to CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package.

Release 1

This version first released with CPC Property Services Training Package Release 5.0.

Supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCPD3031A Implement safe lead paint and asbestos work practices in the painting industry. Safe lead practice aspects removed and incorporated into separate unit. Safe treatment of asbestos material strengthened. Updated to meet the Standards for Training Packages 2012.