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Asbestos Management

Our Asbestos Advisory team uses extensive knowledge and experience to manage asbestos in government assets.

We provide advice according to relevant Australian and state legislative requirements as well as South Australian Government policies and procedures.

Areas of expertise

  • Asbestos management advice across South Australian Government
  • Australian and state legislative requirements
  • Codes of practice for asbestos management and removal
  • South Australian Asbestos Action Plan
  • Asbestos site inspections
  • Asbestos management plans
  • Asbestos removal
  • DIT prequalified asbestos consultants for air monitoring, clearances and inspections
  • DIT pre-qualified asbestos removal contractors
  • Mandated asbestos management and reporting process under the South Australian Asbestos Action Plan 2019–2023

Services

  • Liaise with Australian and state regulatory authorities on asbestos management matters
  • Asbestos management process audit
  • Administer The Treasury's Asbestos Removal Fund (ARF)
  • Asbestos incident management
  • Risk assessments
  • Exposure incident investigations
  • Sample collection and analysis
  • Asbestos removal project management
  • Asbestos awareness training to South Australian Government agencies
  • Prequalification assessments

Note: some of these services are provided as a fee for service.

Essential resources

ResourceTypeLocation
DIT Guideline  for Asbestos Management and Removal for Government Sites (PDF, 1482 KB)

PDF

Standards and Guidelines page
Requirements and Expectations for DIT Prequalified Asbestos Management Consultants (PDF, 835 KB)PDFStandards and Guidelines page
Asbestos Removal Fund Operational Guideline (PDF, 4533 KB)PDFStandards and Guidelines page
Asbestos Removal Record Form (PDF, 545 KB)PDFStandards and Guidelines page
Asbestos management and removal guidelines, application forms, performance report proformas and prequalification registers for contractorsVariousPrequalification for Infrastructure and Transport page
SA Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012WebpageLegislation SA website
Asbestos SA WebsiteWebpageAsbestos SA Website
South Australia Asbestos Action Plan 2019-2023PDFAsbestos SA website
How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace 2024PDFSafeWork SA website
How to Safely Remove Asbestos 2024PDFSafeWork SA website
National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Awareness and Management in Australia 2019–2023WebpageAsbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency website

Contact

Andrew Kozirev, Asbestos Advisor
DIT Asbestos Services

Email: DIT.AsbestosServices@sa.gov.au
Phone: 7133 1564
Mobile: 0421 098 956