Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
239Review of risk control measures
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239 Review of risk control measures
(1) An employer must review and, if necessary, revise any measures implemented to control risks associated with the presence of asbestos—
(a) before any change is made to the workplace or a building, structure, ship or plant at the workplace or a system of work that is likely to disturb or damage any asbestos; or
(b) after any incident occurs to which Part 5 of the Act applies that involves the presence of asbestos; or
(2) A health and safety representative may make a request under subregulation (1)(d) if the health and safety representative believes on reasonable grounds that—
(ii) to take account of any of the circumstances referred to in subregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c) in conducting a review of, or revising, the risk control measures.
Division 6—Demolition and refurbishment whereasbestos is present