Expanding the application domain for a previously validated FiberCover working method

The Validation and Innovation Point for Asbestos (VIP) has issued positive advice to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) about expanding the application domain for the FiberCover® working method. It concerns an addition to the product groups ‘Asbestos cement wall and cladding panel’ and ‘Asbestos cement flat board’. HMB Milieutechniek wants to add the fixing methods ‘Cemented/glued with battens’ and ‘Clamped with battens and/or brackets’ to the application domain for these product groups.

The Ministry has asked Ascert (the manager of the Substances Manager Asbestos Risk Technology, or SMA-rt for short) to make this change in SMA-rt.

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Batteryspray past reeds gevalideerde werkmethoden aan

Het Validatie- en Innovatiepunt Asbest (VIP) heeft het ministerie van SZW positief geadviseerd over de aanpassingen van de Batteryspray werkmethoden. Het betreft aanpassingen van de reeds gevalideerde en in SMA-rt opgenomen werkmethoden voor het verwijderen van afstandhouders en stopbuspakkingen (VIP validatie 2020/2021) en flenspakkingen (SCi-547 validatie 2018). De wijzigingen omvatten tekstuele aanpassingen en de verplichting tot het gebruik van de Batteryspray APP. Er worden geen wijzigingen aangebracht in het toepassingsdomein of de gevalideerde handelingen. Het ministerie van SZW heeft Ascert (de beheerder van SMA-rt) verzocht deze aanpassing op te nemen in SMA-rt.

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Changes to the validated FiberCover® method for the removal of various bonded asbestos-containing applications

The VIP has issued positive advice to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment about changes to the FiberCover® method. The advice relates to changes to work instructions on the removal of bonded, asbestos-containing window sills, cladding, glazing sealant, pipes and ductwork. These work instructions were validated on 28 July 2021 and then added to the SMA-rt web application (SMA-rt).

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has asked Ascert (the SMA-rt manager) to add this change to SMA-rt.

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The RIONED method for the removal of drainage elements with asbestos-containing joint filler

The VIP has advised the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to approve the RIONED method for the safe removal of drainage elements with asbestos-containing joint filler for risk class 1 and add it to the SMA-rt web application (SMA-rt). The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has adopted this advice and asked Ascert (the manager of SMA-rt) to add this change to SMA-rt.

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FiberCover® method for the removal of various bonded asbestos-containing applications

The VIP has advised the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to approve the FiberCover® method for the safe removal of bonded asbestos-containing window sills, cladding, glazing sealant, pipes and ductwork for risk class 1 and add it to the SMA-rt web application (SMA-rt). The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has adopted this advice and asked Ascert (the SMA-rt manager) to add this change to SMA-rt.

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Batteryspray method for the removal of spacers and stuffing box gaskets

The VIP has advised the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to approve the method developed by Batteryspray for the removal of spacers, with packing material containing no more than 60% chrysotile, as well as stuffing box gaskets containing both <60% and >60% chrysotile, for risk class 1 and add it to the SMA-rt web application (SMA-rt). The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment has adopted this advice and asked Ascert (the SMA-rt manager) to add this change to SMA-rt.

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