427Access to asbestos register

427 Access to asbestos register

427 Access to asbestos register

(1) A person with management or control of a workplace where an asbestos register is kept must ensure that the asbestos register is readily accessible to—

(a) a worker who has carried out, carries out or intends to carry out, work at the workplace, and

(b) a health and safety representative who represents a worker referred to in paragraph (a), and

(c) a person conducting a business or undertaking who has carried out, carries out or intends to carry out, work at the workplace, and

(d) a person conducting a business or undertaking who has required, requires, or intends to require work to be carried out at the workplace.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—43 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—217 penalty units.

(2) If a person conducting a business or undertaking carries out, or intends to carry out, work at a workplace that involves a risk of exposure to airborne asbestos, the person with management or control of the workplace must ensure that the person is given a copy of the asbestos register.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—43 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—217 penalty units.