Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.141Asbestos material installed in buildings and plant
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sec.141 Asbestos material installed in buildings and plant
This section applies if asbestos material is installed in a building or plant at a mine. The site senior executive for the mine must ensure a standard work instruction or procedure is established— to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos material; or if the exposure can not be prevented, to minimise the exposure. The standard work instruction or procedure must include— the steps that must be taken to restrict access to, and prevent disturbance of, the asbestos material; and work practices in the vicinity of the asbestos material; and requirements for assessment of the asbestos material at regular intervals of at least 1 year and earlier if the nature or location of work in the vicinity of the asbestos material changes. If the asbestos material is friable, poorly bonded or unstable, for example, because of damage or deterioration, the site senior executive must ensure the asbestos material is enclosed, sealed or removed. If the asbestos material is to be removed, the site senior executive must ensure an asbestos removalist removes the asbestos material under NOHSC’s document called ‘Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos [NOHSC:2002]’. s 141 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.141-ssec.1) This section applies if asbestos material is installed in a building or plant at a mine. (sec.141-ssec.2) The site senior executive for the mine must ensure a standard work instruction or procedure is established— to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos material; or if the exposure can not be prevented, to minimise the exposure. (sec.141-ssec.3) The standard work instruction or procedure must include— the steps that must be taken to restrict access to, and prevent disturbance of, the asbestos material; and work practices in the vicinity of the asbestos material; and requirements for assessment of the asbestos material at regular intervals of at least 1 year and earlier if the nature or location of work in the vicinity of the asbestos material changes. (sec.141-ssec.4) If the asbestos material is friable, poorly bonded or unstable, for example, because of damage or deterioration, the site senior executive must ensure the asbestos material is enclosed, sealed or removed. (sec.141-ssec.5) If the asbestos material is to be removed, the site senior executive must ensure an asbestos removalist removes the asbestos material under NOHSC’s document called ‘Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos [NOHSC:2002]’.
- (a) to prevent the exposure of persons to the asbestos material; or
- (b) if the exposure can not be prevented, to minimise the exposure.
- (a) the steps that must be taken to restrict access to, and prevent disturbance of, the asbestos material; and
- (b) work practices in the vicinity of the asbestos material; and