Asbestos Management & Removal Team LTD’s H&S Policy
Embracing our duty of care for the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of our people.
Asbestos Management & Removal Team Limited is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our workers, subcontractors, clients, customers and the public. This commitment applies to our asbestos removal, mould remediation and associated activities across our sites, yard and office. We will provide safe and healthy working conditions to prevent work-related injury and ill health, and ensure that business objectives do not override health and safety requirements.
We will maintain and continually improve our occupational health and safety management system in accordance with ISO 45001:2018. Our director will exercise due diligence and provide the resources, equipment, training and support needed to meet our responsibilities. This policy provides the framework for setting and reviewing measurable health and safety objectives appropriate to our activities, risks and opportunities.
We will identify hazards, eliminate hazards and reduce occupational health and safety risks. We will eliminate risks so far as is reasonably practicable and minimise remaining risks through the hierarchy of controls. We will plan and manage work using risk assessments, asbestos removal control plans (ARCP) where required, site-specific safety plans (SSSP) and task procedures, and review our controls when work or conditions change.
We will provide and maintain safe workplaces, plant, equipment, systems of work and welfare facilities. Our controls will address the hazards relevant to each job, including asbestos fibres, mould, hazardous substances, dust, noise, manual handling, work at height, electricity, mobile plant, fatigue risks. We will provide suitable PPE and respiratory protection (RPE), supported by appropriate
training, maintenance and fit testing where required.
We will carry out asbestos work within the scope of our licences and meet the requirements for notification, competent supervision, containment, decontamination, air monitoring, independent clearance and legal waste disposal, as applicable. Workers and supervisors will hold the required qualifications and competencies appropriate to their roles and the class of removal.
For mould remediation, we will assess contamination, potential moisture sources, affected materials, chemical use and risks to occupants before starting work. We will check for asbestos and other building hazards before disturbing materials, and use suitable containment, HEPA filtration and cleaning, and respiratory protection to prevent exposure and the spread of contamination. We will establish project-specific drying and completion standard operating procedures (SOP), communicate further contamination sources and seek competent specialist advice when needed.
We will fulfil applicable legal and other requirements, including:
• Health and Safety at Work Act 2015,
• Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016,
• Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 and;
• Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017, each as amended and in force
Our legal register will address other applicable requirements. We will use current WorkSafe guidance and the Approved Code of Practice for Management and Removal of Asbestos to support compliance.
We will provide appropriate induction, information, training, instructions and supervision, and maintain competency records. Exposure monitoring and health monitoring will reflect the risks and applicable requirements, with medical oversight where required. Lung-function testing will continue as an AMR measure every two (2) years unless medically advised to test annually. Health information will be handled confidentially, and fitness for work, including fatigue, impairment and drug and alcohol testing, will be managed through our procedures and applicable employment privacy requirements.
We actively commit to consultation and participation of workers and, where they exist, their representatives in health and safety decisions and the improvement of our management system. We will provide time, information and support, remove barriers to participation and encourage reporting without consequences. Where we share health and safety duties with other PCBUs, we will consult, cooperate and coordinate to communicate risks and agree effective controls without contracting out of our responsibilities.
We recognise that climate change and environmental conditions can affect our people and operations. We will assess their relevance to our management system, including related interested-party requirements, and consider extreme weather, temperature, air quality and site conditions when planning work. We will establish, communicate and test emergency arrangements appropriate to our activities, including exposure incidents, loss of containment, chemical spills, fire, medical emergencies and severe weather.
We will promptly report, record and investigate incidents, near misses and nonconformities, address contributing causes, implement corrective actions and check their effectiveness. We will notify WorkSafe and preserve incident sites when legally required. Every worker must take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others, follow reasonable safety instructions, report concerns and stop unsafe work. We will support workers who raise concerns or stop work because of a safety risk.
We will evaluate our compliance and performance through inspections, monitoring, internal audits and management review, and continually improve our management system and health and safety performance. This policy will be communicated so workers understand its intent and their responsibilities, and made available to relevant interested parties. We will review it at least annually
and following significant changes to our activities, risks, legislation or management system. This signed statement of policy confirms our commitment to making Asbestos Management & Removal Team Limited’s workplace and sites safe and healthy for all.
Last updated: 22 September 2026
Contact our team for more information at operations@amrteam.co.nz