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Public Health Regulation 2018
sec.9Cleaning or cutting ACM
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### sec.9 Cleaning or cutting ACM
A person must not—
use a power tool, or a device attached to a power tool, to cut or clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or
using an electric sander to remove paint from asbestos cement sheeting
using an angle grinder to cut asbestos cement pipes
use a high pressure water process to clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or
using a water blaster to clean an asbestos cement roof
use compressed air to clean ACM, or a surface where ACM is present, located in a non-workplace area.
using compressed air to clean an area after working with asbestos cement sheeting
using compressed air to clean the brake drums of a car
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
In this section—
power tool means—
an electric, battery, hydraulic, fuel or pneumatic powered tool; but
does not include a battery powered drill that is operating at less than 650rpm.
(sec.9-ssec.1) A person must not— use a power tool, or a device attached to a power tool, to cut or clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or using an electric sander to remove paint from asbestos cement sheeting using an angle grinder to cut asbestos cement pipes use a high pressure water process to clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or using a water blaster to clean an asbestos cement roof use compressed air to clean ACM, or a surface where ACM is present, located in a non-workplace area. using compressed air to clean an area after working with asbestos cement sheeting using compressed air to clean the brake drums of a car Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.9-ssec.2) In this section— power tool means— an electric, battery, hydraulic, fuel or pneumatic powered tool; but does not include a battery powered drill that is operating at less than 650rpm.
- (a) use a power tool, or a device attached to a power tool, to cut or clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or Examples— • using an electric sander to remove paint from asbestos cement sheeting • using an angle grinder to cut asbestos cement pipes
- • using an electric sander to remove paint from asbestos cement sheeting
- • using an angle grinder to cut asbestos cement pipes
- (b) use a high pressure water process to clean ACM located in a non-workplace area; or Example— using a water blaster to clean an asbestos cement roof
- (c) use compressed air to clean ACM, or a surface where ACM is present, located in a non-workplace area. Examples— • using compressed air to clean an area after working with asbestos cement sheeting • using compressed air to clean the brake drums of a car
- • using compressed air to clean an area after working with asbestos cement sheeting
- • using compressed air to clean the brake drums of a car
- • using an electric sander to remove paint from asbestos cement sheeting
- • using an angle grinder to cut asbestos cement pipes
- • using compressed air to clean an area after working with asbestos cement sheeting
- • using compressed air to clean the brake drums of a car
- (a) an electric, battery, hydraulic, fuel or pneumatic powered tool; but
- (b) does not include a battery powered drill that is operating at less than 650rpm.