Asbestos consulting services
Practical asbestos advice that helps building owners and project teams meet their obligations.
Asbestos remains one of the most tightly regulated hazards on Australian sites because of its serious health risks. Its presence in older buildings, in demolition waste, and mixed through soil on former industrial land creates obligations for owners, developers, and builders alike. Environmental Specialists Australia provides asbestos consulting, assessment coordination, and advisory support — helping clients understand where asbestos may be present, what their duties are, and how to plan surveys, management, and works so that risks are controlled and obligations are met.
The regulatory picture spans work health and safety laws, which impose duties around identifying and managing asbestos, and environmental and waste laws, which govern its handling and disposal once removed. Asbestos in soil, common on redevelopment sites, sits across the contaminated land and waste frameworks as well. Our consultants advise on survey scope and timing, review registers and reports, and help structure asbestos management and removal planning so that project teams have a clear, compliant pathway rather than a source of unexpected delay and liability.
When is this service required?
- Renovation, refurbishment, or demolition of buildings constructed before asbestos was phased out
- Redevelopment of land where asbestos may be present in soil or fill
- Property transactions requiring review of asbestos registers or condition
- Planning works where an asbestos survey and management approach are needed
- Managing asbestos-containing material identified during a site investigation
Our process
- Scope and obligations review: Review of the building or site, proposed works, and the duties that apply to identify what is required.
- Survey coordination: Scoping and coordination of the appropriate asbestos survey for the works, whether in buildings or soil.
- Register and report review: Review of asbestos registers, survey reports, and existing information for completeness and currency.
- Management advice: Advice on managing, controlling, or planning the removal of identified asbestos ahead of works.
- Documentation support: Support preparing management and works documentation and coordinating disposal considerations.
What we deliver
- Asbestos obligation and scope advice
- Coordinated asbestos survey scopes for buildings or soil
- Review of asbestos registers and existing reports
- Asbestos management advice ahead of works
- Advice on asbestos-in-soil assessment and classification
- Support with management and disposal documentation
Frequently asked questions
- What does ESA provide on asbestos projects?
- We provide consulting, assessment coordination, and advisory support — clarifying your obligations, scoping and coordinating the right surveys, reviewing registers and reports, and advising on management and works planning. This gives project teams a clear, compliant pathway for dealing with asbestos in buildings or soil.
- Is asbestos in soil treated differently from asbestos in buildings?
- Yes. Asbestos in buildings is handled mainly under work health and safety duties, while asbestos in soil also engages the contaminated land and waste frameworks because the soil must be assessed, classified, and disposed of correctly. We advise across both so redevelopment sites are managed under all the relevant rules.
- When should asbestos be considered on a project?
- As early as possible. Identifying potential asbestos before renovation, demolition, or earthworks lets survey, management, and disposal be planned into the program rather than discovered mid-works, which is where the costly delays and compliance problems typically arise.
- Do you coordinate the survey and disposal?
- We coordinate survey scoping and provide advice on management and disposal considerations so the pieces fit together. This keeps you with a single point of environmental advice across identification, planning, and the waste and contamination obligations that follow.