Asbestos removal licence application

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You will need to upload the following documents.

• OHS certificate (Class A licence only).
• Proof of OHS review (Class A licence only).
• Fit for work documentation for each asbestos removalist and site supervisor.
• Evidence of any previous or other asbestos removal licences.
• Evidence of any previous findings of guilt under any occupational health and safety legislation or Environmental Protection Act or regulations.

If you are applying as a company, partnership or trust, you will need to upload one of the following documents.

• ASIC company extract
• Partnership deed, noting all officeholders
• Trust deed, noting all officeholders

WorkSafe also requires detailed information about the following.

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) that the applicant intends to provide to persons engaged in the asbestos removal work.
• Specifications of a hazardous dust class H vacuum cleaner, if you intend to use one.
• Proposed laundering arrangements for any non-disposable clothing used. This includes the name and address of any laundry intended to be used.
• Nominated site supervisors
• For each nominated site supervisor, 6 asbestos removal jobs relevant to the licence type. These jobs must have been completed in the past 24 months. You need to provide asbestos removal job addresses, dates, contacts and quantity of asbestos removed. Each site supervisor must have at least 2 years’ experience in asbestos removal work.
  • Site supervisors applying for a non-specific licence type must provide details of having removed of a range of different asbestos containing materials in different quantities.

WorkSafe also requires proof of training for each site supervisor and asbestos removalist under the licence. This can be training certificates from the training provider/institution. Training must meet the requirements set out in regulation 269 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017. This would include a course run by an RTO that meets national units of competency for asbestos removal. Where the course is a national unit of competency, provide the specific course code.

• Site supervisors must provide proof of having completed the following training courses, where relevant.
  • Remove friable asbestos.
  • Remove non-friable asbestos.
  • Supervise asbestos removal.
  • Friable asbestos removal refresher training, if any (must be from the past 12 months).
  • Non-friable asbestos removal refresher training, if any (must be from the past 24 months).
• Asbestos removalists must provide proof of having completed at least one of the following training courses.
  • Remove friable asbestos.
  • Remove non-friable asbestos.
  • Refresher training, if applicable.

For a Class A licence application, you must also provide the following.

• Details of each site supervisor’s 6 asbestos removal jobs. Two of these must be for the removal of friable asbestos inside an enclosure with negative air. Jobs must have been completed in the past 24 months. You need to provide details of asbestos removal jobs, including dates, contacts and quantity of asbestos removed. Supervisors must have at least 2 years’ experience in asbestos removal work.
• A copy of a current health and safety management system certificate, which is clearly related to asbestos removal and is accredited by Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ).
  • Applicants without a health and safety management system certificate must provide a statement from a JAS-ANZ accredited auditor. This must be dated within the past 6 months. The statement must include satisfactory review of the proposed health and safety management system. This should include asbestos removal procedures.
• Details of the person responsible for making sure the certificate is current.

• You will be required to complete a Service Victoria ID check. If you are unable to complete the Service Victoria ID check, you will need to complete a 100 point ID check.
• If you are applying on behalf of a company or body corporate, you will need to upload a non-individual ID form.
• If you are applying on behalf of a partnership, you will need to upload a 100 point ID check form for each partner if the partners are individuals. If the partners are companies, you will need to upload a non-individual ID form for each partner.
• If you are applying on behalf of a trust, you will need to upload a 100 point ID check form for each trustee if the trustees are individuals. If the trustees are companies, you will need to upload a non-individual ID form for each trust.

If you have previously completed these identification forms, you do not need to complete them again, unless your details have changed.

Submit your application and pay by credit card or PayPal.