475Air 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.

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.

(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.

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 air monitoring must be carried out –

(a) immediately before the licensed asbestos removal work commences, unless glove bags are 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.

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)  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: