Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
481Asbestos-related work to be in separate area
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481 Asbestos-related work to be in separate area
481 Asbestos-related work to be in separate area
A person conducting a business or undertaking that involves the carrying out of asbestos-related work must ensure that—
(a) the asbestos-related work area is separated from other work areas at the workplace, and
(b) signs alerting persons to the presence of asbestos are placed to indicate where the asbestos-related work is being carried out, and
(c) barricades are erected to delineate the asbestos-related work area.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.