No. You don’t need to engage an Approved Asbestos-Removal Contractor (AARC) to clean asbestos roof or paint over asbestos materials.

However, as such work will disturb the asbestos materials, contractors carrying out the work are required to:

• Include asbestos hazard in their risk assessment.
• Ensure workers are trained on asbestos hazard.
• Provide workers with respiratory protection.
• Prepare safe work procedure to include measures to minimize the release or spread of asbestos.
• Prepare contingency plan if asbestos materials are broken during the course of work.

If you are not sure, you can engage an AARC to carry out such work.

This information is sourced from MOM.