Getex assists City of Canada Bay Council
Getex is currently assisting the City of Canada Bay Council to establish a register of asbestos content in its buildings and other structural assets.
View ArticleGetex offers asbestos training courses
Getex's qualified asbestos trainers can provide your facility’s staff with the skills to identify asbestos, choose appropriate asbestos safety equipment and manage your occupational requirements in...
View ArticleGetex Removes Hazardous Materials Maintaining Occupational Safety Regulations
Getex recently completed monitoring of a large scale hazardous materials removal project underway out of hours in a highly sensitive setting (a commercial retail store). Project activities were...
View ArticleGetex completes monitoring of hazardous materials removal project
Getex recently completed monitoring of a large scale hazardous materials removal project underway out of hours in a highly sensitive setting (a commercial retail store).
View ArticleGetex prepares Material Safety Data Sheets
An MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is a document that describes the chemical and physical properties of a material and provides advice on safe handling and use of the material.
View ArticleGetex discuss importance of clearance inspection for asbestos removal
According to Getex, a clearance inspection is an examination of the area, which has undergone an asbestos removal. It is undertaken prior to completion of asbestos work in that area. It is the...
View ArticleGetex discuss procedures for protection against Chromium VI exposure
Workers removing paint containing Cr VI must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow personal hygiene procedures. The importance of paying full attention to rigorous personal hygiene...
View ArticleGetex training course helps to identify potential asbestos in wastes
Getex have developed a training course that can help the waste facility personnel to identify possible asbestos waste by sight when loads arrive at the facility.
View ArticleGetex discuss importance of Occupational Hygienists in asbestos removal work
Getex are specialist consulting and testing company in the occupational hygiene and environmental fields. When submitting an application to councils for development, many homeowners are asked whether...
View ArticleGetex discuss procedures for dust removal in asbestos cement roofs
Dust which has accumulated on surfaces found underneath an asbestos cement roof may be a potential problem. And this may depend more upon other factors such as the intended use of the building, the li
View ArticleGetex discuss control measures to prevent Silica dust exposure at workplace
The strategy for controlling the risk associated with silica and other hazardous materials in a particular workplace will vary depending on client needs, site specific issues, the extent, condition...
View ArticleGetex discuss different methods to measure dust and airborne particulates...
Airborne dust and particulates are regulated in different ways by Environmental authorities and by Occupational Health and Safety regulatory authorities.
View ArticleGetex complete remediation of council land contaminated with soil containing...
In June 2007, Getex worked alongside a Western Sydney City Council to remediate illegally dumped contaminated soil stockpiles from unused council land. Getex collected samples for soil disposal (class
View ArticleGetex discuss importance of asbestos survey
Trained Asbestos Consultants employed by Getex can act as Competent Persons in accordance with the NOHSC: 3003 (2005) and NOHSC: 2002(2005) documents and OH&S Regulations 2001.
View ArticleSurvey of hazardous materials and risk assessment for Sydney Harbour...
In January 2007, Getex carried out a detailed hazardous materials survey for buildings and structures remaining at Middle Head, a total of 36 buildings. Based on the findings of the survey, a...
View ArticlePublic Transport provider deploys Getex Urgent Response Strategy to assess...
In 2006, several passenger terminals within a metropolitan transport system had building materials, which were thought to be asbestos containing materials. The Public Transport provider reacted by clo
View ArticleGetex assist insurance industry to manage hailstorm asbestos hazards
On December 2007, a severe hailstorm with heavy rain, strong winds and giant hail hit Western and North Western areas of Sydney. The worst affected areas were Blacktown, Baulkham Hills, Hornsby, Mt Dr
View ArticleGetex take up underground storage tank decommissioning and removal project
Getex provided OHS and environmental management services during an Underground Storage Tank (UST) decommissioning and removal project at Armidale. The project involved the decommissioning and removal
View ArticleGetex discuss programme for site assessment and cleanup
In NSW, the assessment of how “clean” is defined in relation to a site, to incoming fill or to soil to be disposed of and is regulated by different sections of the NSW Department of Environment and Cl
View ArticleDust deposit gauges for construction or mining sites
Dust Deposit Gauges - A simple method for monitoring dust generated from your construction or mining work activities.
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