AC
Asbestos Cement (AC) is am material constructed from sand aggregate and cement reinforced with asbestos fibres.
It was formerly used in corrugated asbestos cement sheets and in Asbestos Cement Pipes.
Regulatory Requirements
The control of asbestos-related health risks in the Queensland workplace is enshrined in several pieces of legislation, including, but not
limited to, the following:
- Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act (1995)
- Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Regulation (2008)
- Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994
- Queensland Environmental Protection Regulation 1998
- Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces
- Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd Edition
- Guidance note on the Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Fibres