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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
455Emergency procedure – residential premises
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455 Emergency procedure – residential premises
(a) an emergency occurs at residential premises; and
(b) a structure or plant at the premises must be demolished; and
(c) asbestos is fixed to or installed in the structure or plant before
the emergency occurs.
(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking who is to carry out
the demolition of the residential premises must ensure so far as is
reasonably practicable, that, before the demolition is commenced, a
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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.
(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.