Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029)
Issued by Registered training organisations (the Class A or B removal licence is held by the business, issued by your state's regulator, e.g. SafeWork NSW)
Asbestos can kill
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause fatal lung disease years later. Removal work must be run by a business that holds an asbestos removal licence (Class A or Class B). Workers need the required training and must be supervised.
What it is
Training units for workers who remove asbestos. CPCCDE3028 Remove non-friable asbestos covers non-friable (Class B) removal. CPCCDE3029 Remove friable asbestos covers friable (Class A) removal.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
How to get it
Do the non-friable asbestos removal course with a registered training organisation (RTO). For friable asbestos, you also need the friable course, done after the non-friable one. This training is not a licence. The asbestos removal licence is held by the removal business (a company or a sole trader) and is issued by the state regulator. Every asbestos removal job must have a supervisor.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
Jobs that need it
Common questions
- What is Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029)?
- Training units for workers who remove asbestos. CPCCDE3028 Remove non-friable asbestos covers non-friable (Class B) removal. CPCCDE3029 Remove friable asbestos covers friable (Class A) removal.
- How do you get Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029)?
- Do the non-friable asbestos removal course with a registered training organisation (RTO). For friable asbestos, you also need the friable course, done after the non-friable one. This training is not a licence. The asbestos removal licence is held by the removal business (a company or a sole trader) and is issued by the state regulator. Every asbestos removal job must have a supervisor.
- Who issues Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029)?
- Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029) is issued by Registered training organisations (the Class A or B removal licence is held by the business, issued by your state's regulator, e.g. SafeWork NSW).
- Which jobs need Asbestos removal training (CPCCDE3028 / CPCCDE3029)?
- Jobs in this guide that ask for it: Asbestos removal worker and Demolition labourer.