Legal principles
Hazardous substances: § 39 GefStoffV
Hard asbestos: TRGS 519
Soft asbestos: TRGS 521
Adhesives containing PAK: TRGS 150 PAK
Acc. to TRGS 519 a task schedule has to be produced and to be submitted to the competent authorities prior to the commencement of work.
This schedule includes:
- Material composition and properties of the dangerous materials containing asbestos
- Duration of the works
- Place and type of execution
- Number of operatives
- Method statement
- Details of protection measures and personal protective equipment
- Measures and installation respectively to protect and decontaminate the operatives working in the hazard area
- Proof of the intended orderly disposal (manner and place)
Thus asbestos removals cannot be carried out by everybody. The
company has to prove its technical competence and the skills of its
workers. Our workers gain their expert knowledge required when dealing
with asbestos through attendance of state-approved training courses.
