Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
480Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos-related work
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480 Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos-related work
480 Duty to give information about health risks of asbestos-related work
A person conducting a business or undertaking must give the following information to a person likely to be engaged to carry out asbestos-related work for the business or undertaking before the person is engaged to carry out the work—
(a) the health risks and health effects associated with exposure to asbestos,
(b) the need for, and details of, health monitoring of a worker carrying out asbestos-related work.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.