Asbestos Management

SUK will take care of the personal protective equipment during the execution of the works. The Personal Protective Equipment for the execution of the works will include:

• Disposable TYVEC jumpsuit with a hood
• Disposable filter mask with FFP3 filter type
• Gloves
• Safety helmet
• Safety shoes

Furthermore, when the works are performed at a height, the workers will wear full body protection belts and fall arrest.

First aid equipment will be ready to use at all times and will be properly maintained and inspected at regular intervals according to specifications and includes the following:

• Powerful absorption machine with integrated HEPA absolute filter
• Face respirator and filters for protection against asbestos fibers
• Soft absorbent towels.
• PE waste bags.
• Cutting tools, wrenches, electric pumps, straps, etc.
• Fire extinguishers.
• First aid box.
• Bottles of clean water.
• Sprayers with PVA-Water mixture

The personnel of SUK that performs the asbestos removal works are well trained and experienced to face any risks that may arise during the execution of the works. These works concern asbestos cement materials and NOT friable asbestos which means that there is a small percentage of asbestos fibers (about 15%) contained in the slab material and which are encapsulated into the cement.

The number of fibers that may be released during the works, even in the worst-case scenario, will be very small because there will be an effort made to not use cutting tools. In fact, considering that the first aid measures will be in place for the protection of the workers during the execution of the works, the risk of fibers leaking and causing an accident is almost nonexistent.

After the demolition work is completed, any pieces of asbestos sheets created by the demolition are collected by hand and an absorbent vacuum.

The very small pieces of the dismantled asbestos sheets will be placed in special bags while any larger parts will be wrapped with polyethylene sheets.

Sampling will take place after the completion of the works, in order to provide the final measurement as well as the laboratory analysis and issuance of the measurement’s results by a certified laboratory according to EN ISO 17025.

Upon completion of the dismantling and packaging of the asbestos cement components, the waste will be placed packaged in the designated area by SUK, and finally loaded on special ADR vehicles to be transferred to licensed disposal sites in accordance with the applicable legislation.

SUK will issue a corresponding certificate which will prove the safe management and disposal of the cargo, in full compliance with applicable Greek and community legislation.

1. Negative Pressure Unit with dust-air suction mechanism with a centrifugal fan and three-speed switch with adjustable air supply at 400 m3/h, 2,500 m3/h and 4,000 m3/h, with a flow meter, a manometer and a HEPA filter. (NPU 4000 Compact 230 Volts air filtration unit)
2. Three Zone Decontamination Unit (Multi system flat pack 1M Modular Shower EH47)
3. Negative pressure unit that refreshes the air of the polluted area which communicates with the workplace, at least 30 times per hour (NPU 500 Compact 230 Volts air filtration unit).
4. Hot water management and refining system in the shower area, where the individual cleaning of the employees takes place. (WMS 125 230 Volts double heater water management unit)
5. Injection unit with multi-needle system (Wetstrip Injection System 230 Volts with pump <3,4bar.)
6. Smoke machine unit (Smoke machine unit Antariz 1000 II)
7. A CFM 127/100 vacuum cleaner and two Bosch Ga S25 professional vacuum cleaners with HEPA type filter (99.995% efficiency).
8. Electrolux vacuum cleaner with HEPA H12 washable filter for wet surface cleaning.
9. SCOTT PROFLOW SC Electric operated air supply devices with a battery.
10. Fibrecheck FC3 Electronic Asbestos Fiber Recorder

According to the current Greek and European legislation, for the cross-border transport of hazardous waste, such as asbestos cement, the packaging must be UN certified. Due to that, asbestos-cement waste is packaged in special UN-certified big bags.

The loading of the waste that is now placed in certified packaging, will be executed according to the instructions of the supervising engineer and in consultation with the driver of each vehicle. The loading will be executed using a crane vehicle (loader) and a forklift (clark). After being loaded on the trailer, the packages are labeled in accordance with European ADR legislation.

After the completion of the loading, the relevant Identification Forms of YPEKA (Ministry of Environment and Energy), the consignment notes for the cargo and the cross-border Movement Document are completed. There are three sets of the original stamped copies in order for the Project Principal, the vehicle driver and the Project Contractor to use.

Finally, after the licensed truck reaches its final destination, i.e. the respective legal recipient of the European Union, the waste is disposed and the Contractor submits the Certificate of Final Disposal of Waste and the accompanying documents.