The safest way to remove any quantity of asbestos is to get an appropriately licensed professional to come and do the work for you. Pretty simple!
However, if you have under 10 square metres of asbestos sheeting and you make the decision to do the removal work yourself, then you must wear the right protective gear and then get familiar with a long list of DON’Ts!
Don’t drill it, don’t cut it, don’t drop it, don’t sand it, don’t saw it, don’t break it up, don’t scrape it, don’t scrub it, don’t dismantle it or waterblast it. Phew, that’s quite a list!
There is a lot more info about this on the Asbestos Awareness website, so have a look at this site to make sure you have all the information you need before you get going.
And remember, if the quantity of asbestos you have to remove is greater than 10 square metres, then you have to get a licensed asbestos removal contractor to do the work for you – that’s the safest way, and that’s the rules!