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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
454Emergency procedure
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454 Emergency procedure
(a) an emergency occurs at a workplace other than residential
premises; and
(b) a structure or plant at the workplace must be demolished; and
(c) asbestos is fixed to or installed in the structure or plant before
the emergency occurs.
(2) The person with management or control of the workplace must
ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that:
(a) before the demolition is commenced, a procedure is
developed that will, so far as is reasonably practicable, reduce
the risk of exposure of workers and persons in the vicinity of
the demolition site to asbestos to below the exposure
standard; and
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(b) the asbestos register for the workplace is considered in the
development of the procedure.
(3) The person must ensure that the regulator is given written notice
about the emergency:
(a) immediately after the person becomes aware of the
(b) before the demolition is commenced.
(4) For the purposes of this regulation, an emergency occurs if:
(a) a structure or plant is structurally unsound; or
(b) collapse of the structure or plant is imminent.