BBN provides fast, licensed asbestos testing and inspections for commercial premises, industrial facilities and development sites across Wollongong. We sample and identify suspected asbestos containing materials, then give you a clear, practical report, within 48 hours, so you know exactly what you're dealing with and how to proceed safely and compliantly.
Our asbestos consulting team delivers industry leading asbestos air monitoring to keep your Wollongong projects compliant with occupational hygiene and safety requirements, and on schedule, every time.
Wollongong's commercial and industrial building inventory carries significant asbestos risk. The Illawarra's industrial heartland around Port Kembla, ageing CBD and commercial stock, and decades-old plant and infrastructure from the region's steel and manufacturing era all require careful survey work before any demolition, renovation or significant refurbishment, and with major port, energy and urban renewal projects underway, more sites are being cleared and repurposed than ever.New South Wales' Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 requires asbestos surveys before all demolition work and the refurbishment of buildings likely to contain asbestos, and an asbestos register to be kept for workplaces where asbestos is present. Non-compliance isn't a grey area.
BBN Consulting delivers:
» Pre-demolition asbestos surveys — detailed hazardous materials surveys prior to any demolition or significant refurbishment works
» Management surveys — for in-use buildings requiring asbestos registers and ongoing management plans
» Bulk sampling and NATA-accredited lab analysis — identifying asbestos type and concentration
» Clearance inspections — post-removal air monitoring and compliance sign-off
» Asbestos register preparation and review — for building owners, facilities managers and strata
» Asbestos management plans — compliant documentation under SafeWork NSW's How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice
We work across Wollongong and the wider Illawarra, from the CBD and Port Kembla to the industrial estates of Unanderra and the growth corridors of Shellharbour and the northern suburbs.
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Wollongong's development pipeline requires robust environmental due diligence — particularly across the Illawarra's many former and active industrial sites. Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) are required for development applications across contaminated or potentially contaminated sites, and form a critical part of the transaction process for buyers, vendors and financiers.
BBN Consulting provides:
»Phase 1 ESA — desktop review, site history, regulatory database search, site inspection and risk assessment
»Phase 2 ESA — intrusive investigation including soil and groundwater sampling, laboratory analysis and risk characterisation
» Remediation Action Plans (RAP) and validation reporting
» Hydrogeological assessment and groundwater monitoring programsOur ESA work is prepared in accordance with NSW EPA guidelines under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 and the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (NEPM).
Wollongong's construction, port and heavy-industry sectors face increasing regulatory pressure around silica dust, engineered stone and chemical exposure. The Safe Work Australia regulatory framework, including the national prohibition on engineered stone, the crystalline silica process regulations introduced in 2024, and the NSW Silica Worker Register, combined with NSW WHS requirements means occupational hygiene compliance is a growing priority for principal contractors and subcontractors alike.
BBN Consulting delivers occupational hygiene services including workplace exposure monitoring, hazardous substance registers, health monitoring program design, and respiratory protective equipment (RPE) selection advice.
Across the Illawarra's port, heavy industry and urban renewal projects, a single asbestos finding can hold up an entire program.
BBN pairs the technical depth of a major consultancy with the speed and direct access of an independent specialist, defensible NATA-backed results, clear advice in plain language, and a team that actually answers the phone.
Whether you're scoping a demolition, closing on a site or keeping a workplace compliant, we'll keep your project safe and moving.
Protecting what matters most. People, places, projects.
