474Clearance certificates

474 Clearance certificates

(1)  This regulation applies if a clearance inspection has been made in accordance with regulation 473 .

(2)  The licensed asbestos assessor or competent person who carried out the clearance inspection must issue a clearance certificate, in accordance with this regulation, before the asbestos removal area at the workplace is re-occupied.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(3)  The licensed asbestos assessor or competent person must ensure that the asbestos removal area does not pose a risk to health and safety from exposure to asbestos.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(4)  The licensed asbestos assessor or competent person must not issue a clearance certificate unless satisfied that –

(a) the asbestos removal area, and the area immediately surrounding it, are free from visible asbestos contamination; and

(b) if the assessor or competent person undertook air monitoring as part of the clearance inspection, the monitoring shows asbestos below 0.01 fibres/ml.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(5)  The clearance certificate must be in writing and must state that –

(a) the assessor or competent person found no visible asbestos residue from asbestos removal work in the area, or in the vicinity of the area, where the work was carried out; and

(b) if air monitoring was carried out by the assessor or competent person as part of the clearance inspection – the airborne asbestos fibre level was less than 0.01 asbestos fibres/ml.