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Since this page was written in 2002 it has become extremely difficult to hire a HEPA Vac anywhere in Australia.
The LEAD Group recommends, if at all possible, use wet cleaning in place of vacuuming.

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Asbestos removal contractor

Anywhere in Australia AU 9999

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If you live too far from the very few equipment hire places that hire out HEPA vac equipment in Australia, you can contact your nearest asbestos removal contractor to ask about hiring a HEPA vacuum cleaner (with or without an operator).

NLMEHC Boolaroo - (North Lake Macquarie Environmental Health Centre)

PO Box 219
Boolaroo NSW 2284

Phone: 02 4965 8933
FAX: 02 4965 8734
Email

Phone to ask about hire or loan of HEPA vac industrial equipment for use in homes in the local area.

Broken Hill Environmental Lead Centre (BHELC)

PO Box 791
Broken Hill NSW 2880

Phone: 08 8087 9815
FAX: 08 8087 9825
Email

Phone to ask about hire or loan of HEPA vac industrial equipment for use in homes.

Cobra Contracting

No. 11/ 354-356 Reserve Rd
Cheltenham VIC 3192

Phone: 03 9585 0765
Mobile: 0412 550 987
FAX: 03 9885 1931

Cobra is an asbestos removalist who can hire out HEPA vacs to the public.

Butler Carpet Cleaning Service

Suite 3, 27 Lyons Rd
Drummoyne NSW 2047

Phone: 02 9719 8777
Fax: (02) 9819 7957
Email
Web: www.butlercc.com.au

Butler Carpet Cleaning Service use a hospital grade vacuum cleaner with HEPA filter and can take out 97.5% of the lead dust at 2.5 microns.

Australasian Carpet Cleaning Institute

PO Box 4262
Gosford East NSW 2250

Phone: 02 4325 4220
Fax: 02 4325 4224
Web: www.accinst.com.au

Australian Carpet Cleaning Institute can put people in contact with Australian Standard trained cleaners nationwide. Some of these cleaners may use HEPA vacs. Ask first.

Cleanair Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Services

38 Solveig Crs
Kareela NSW 2232

Phone: 02 9545 1650, Mobile:0412 461 657

Carpet & Upholstery cleaner uses HEPA bag - will use HEPA filter if requested.

Enviro Air - Decontamination Services

Kilsyth VIC 3137

Phone: 1300 557 999,
mob 0418510473
WEB: www.enviroair.com.au

Enviroair mostly do air systems cleaning work for large corporations like Qantas, Holden & hospitals etc. but will do decontamination of lead & mould from residential heat vent or air conditioning (HV/AC) ducts. They have offices in each state except the Northern Territory and they work in conjucton with sub-contractors in WA. They customise filtration for the homeowner's needs eg they may fit a booster fan and high efficiency filter to heat vents. They use negative pressure when paint-stripping with a HEPA filter on the air exhausted to the outside. They also clean out laboratory fume hoods. Their workers use supplied air respirator hoods. Their core line of business is HV/AC decontamination but they also do asbestos and other chemical decontamination. Enviroair are qualified to detect asbestos and remove it and they work with AAH licensed asbestos removal contractors in Melbourne. Enviroair do not hire out their own HEPA vacs to the public.

Blastech

57 Alexandra Place

Murarrie QLD 4172

Phone: 07 3890 4455 FAX: 07 3890 7200

Blastech hire a complete range of lead paint removal equipment including HEPA vacuums, high volume dust collectors, captive blast equipment, portable decontamination units etc. Industrial and Commercial only. Blastech supplies the blast cleaning industry but does not carry out blast cleaning.

Lead Alert

PO Box 567
Haberfield NSW 2045

Phone: 1300 763 459
Mobile: 0412 369 169
Email

Ceiling void cleaning. Lead Alert do clean up after lead/paint contamination – using domestic or industrial, or trailer-mounted HEPA filter vacuum cleaning equipment. Will hire out an industrial HEPA filtered vacuum (not class H) for general clean-up only (not for heavy metal contaminated dust). Will also install polyester insulation batts.

Pristine Carpet Care

7 Lynnwood Pde
Lower Templestowe VIC 3107

Phone: 03 9850 5333
Doncaster 03 9883 7549
Mobile: 0418 170 251
FAX: 03 9850 4369
Email

Pristine Carpet Cleaning can do sugar soap clean-up inside as well as 6 stage carpet cleaning with truck-mounted industrial HEPA vacuum. They have undertaken training by the Australian Carpet Cleaning Institute. Pristine is prepared to hire out their truck-mounted HEPA vac to a competent operator and would be prepared to purchase upright HEPA vacuum cleaners for hire to the public for lead paint clean-up if there was a demand for it.

Illawarra PHU (Public Health Unit)

Locked Bag 9
Unanderra NSW 2526

Phone: 02 4275 4600
sw 02 4275 4601, 02 4275 4602 FAX: 02 4275 461
sw 02 4226 4917

Phone PHU to ask about hire or loan of HEPA vac industrial equipment for use in homes.

Disclaimer
Our policy is to give you all the information available to us, which you might need, in order to make informed decisions about lead hazards. The information and advice given by The LEAD Group is given in good faith but with no responsibility taken. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favouring by The LEAD Group Inc.

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