Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
236Employer's asbestos register to be kept current
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236 Employer's asbestos register to be kept current
(1) An employer must revise the employer's asbestos register to keep it current and include any changes in the condition of the asbestos and any removal, enclosure or sealing of asbestos.
(2) If the health and safety representative for an affected designated work group so requests, on reasonable grounds, the employer must review and, if necessary, revise the employer's asbestos register.
(3) Without limiting subregulations (1) and (2), the employer must ensure that the employer's asbestos register is reviewed and, if necessary, revised at least every 5 years.
2 See also the obligation to review and revise the employer's asbestos register under regulation 242.