Under the Work Health and Safety Act, an asbestos removal is required for the removal of any quantity of friable asbestos, or more than 10 square metres of non-friable asbestos. Licence holders must notify WorkSafe before undertaking asbestos removal work. No licence is required to remove less than 10m² of non-friable asbestos. If you are carrying out asbestos removal work which does not require a licence you must comply with the duties outlined in the Code of Practice.
Already have a licence in Australia or New Zealand?
Show moreUnder the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022, there is now recognition of equivalent asbestos removal licences, meaning you can work in all states and territories which have adopted the WHS laws and hold the appropriate asbestos licence issued by any of those states and territories. If you are working in WA using an interstate licence you are required to:
- Submit an Asbestos removal notifications, 5 days before starting asbestos removal work;
- Comply with any conditions on your licence;
- The supervisor nominated in the notification should be readily available/onsite and must carry evidence of the licence. A supervisor who is located interstate at the time of the work would not be considered readily available and is not acceptable;
- Attach a copy of the ‘supervise asbestos removal’ Statement of Attainment for the supervisor to the notification and
- If there are any changes to the supervisor during a removal, WorkSafe are to be advised and supervisor onsite is required to be able to prove they have completed the supervise asbestos removal VET course at the time of inspection.
Licence/registration search
Show moreTo verify current licence details including who is listed as an approved asbestos supervisor you can use the online licence search.
WorkSafe recommends you make your own enquiries about the standard of work conducted by all service providers, including licensed asbestos assessors. While those listed are licensed with either WorkSafe WA or the equivalent regulator in another state or territory at the time of publishing, WorkSafe does not provide a service guarantee. This list is provided as a customer service, based on contact information provided by the licence holders and is correct at the date of publication.
WorkSafe provides a list of licensed asbestos assessors.
This list will be periodically updated. If you are an LAA on this list and would like your details changed or if you are an LAA that would like to be added to/removed from the list, please contact safety@demirs.wa.gov.au.
