228Asbestos register to be kept current

228 Asbestos register to be kept current

(1) A person who manages or controls a workplace must revise the asbestos register to keep it current and include any changes of condition and any removal, enclosure or sealing of asbestos.

(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the person who manages or controls a workplace must ensure that the asbestos register is reviewed and, if necessary, revised at least every 5 years.

1 Act compliance—section 26 (see regulation 7).

2 See also the obligation to review and revise the asbestos register under regulation 241.

229  Access to asbestos register

(1) A person who manages or controls a workplace must provide a copy of the asbestos register to—

(a) any employer or self-employed person whose business is located at the workplace; and

(b) an asbestos removal licence holder engaged to do asbestos removal work; and

(c) a person who is required to obtain a copy under regulation 305, and who requests a copy from the person who manages or controls the workplace.

(2) A person who manages or controls a workplace must inform any person engaged to do work at that workplace that involves the risk of exposure to airborne asbestos fibres of the asbestos register and must provide access to that register.

(3) If access is requested, a person who manages or controls a workplace must provide access to the asbestos register to any other person engaged by that person to do work at that workplace.

This would include giving access to a "designer" under the Act.

(4) If a copy is requested, a person who manages or controls a workplace must provide a copy of the asbestos register to an employer or self-employed person who intends to occupy the workplace.