Sampling Asbestos, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (2021)
Presenter(s): Kris Thomas (facilitator), Gavin Chappell, Neil Shepherd, Yanel Lara & Belinda Brown
The webinar was facilitated by Kris Thomas, with the following program:
Gavin Chappell, AHCA, The challenge of collecting representative and sufficient asbestos bulk and dust samples along with case studies.
Neil Shepherd, NATA, Sampling and unacceptable practices such as using sticky tape and the reporting on forms with NATA logo.
Yanel Lara, AIOH, The Australian Standard 4964 and update of current issues being discussed.
Belinda Brown, ASEA, Asbestos identification innovations i.e. heat mapping and real-time asbestos identification project
Panel Discussion – ASEA, AHCA, AIOH, NATA and FAMANZ
Date: 25th November 2021
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