It is important to make clear that nobody should ever force you or make you feel uncomfortable about working on domestic or commercial premises where asbestos is said to be present.
There are legitimate reasons why you wouldn’t want to take on this work until you have been provided with the full answers to any queries you might have.
For a start, you shouldn’t be expected to take on a job if you are unsure whether asbestos is an issue or not.
If you know that the asbestos-containing materials involved in the work are within the lagging on pipes and boilers or sprayed coatings, insulation or board, then you are right not to continue. This is because only contractors with a specialism in asbestos removal have the licence required to work on these products.
It might be the case that you have not been given the required training to carry out non-licensed work on these materials. Again, you shouldn’t begin the work unless you have had the right level of training – certainly more than just basic awareness of asbestos products.
These are all justifiable reasons why you would not want to jump into something like this, so make sure you always take the right precautions where asbestos is involved.
