475Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence

475 Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence

475 Air monitoring—asbestos removal requiring Class A asbestos removal licence

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking who commissions asbestos removal work requiring a Class A asbestos removal licence at a workplace must ensure that an independent licensed asbestos assessor undertakes air monitoring of the asbestos removal area at the workplace.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(2) If the workplace is residential premises, the licensed removalist carrying out asbestos removal work requiring a Class A asbestos removal licence at the premises must ensure that an independent licensed asbestos assessor undertakes air monitoring of the asbestos removal area at the premises.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(3) The air monitoring must be carried out—

(a) immediately before the licensed asbestos removal work commences, unless glove bags are to be used for the removal, and

(b) while the licensed asbestos removal work is carried out.

(4) The person who commissions the licensed asbestos removal work must ensure that the results of the air monitoring are given to the following—

(a) workers at the workplace,

(b) health and safety representatives for workers at the workplace,

(c) a person conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace,

(d) other persons at the workplace.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(5) If the workplace is residential premises, the licensed asbestos removalist carrying out the licensed asbestos removal work at the premises must ensure that the results of the air monitoring are given to the following—