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Requirements For Asbestos Risk Management In NSW
As part of the Occupational Health & Safety regulatory reforms introduced in NSW in September 2001, there are important obligations now placed on building owners, managers and employers in relation to managing asbestos risks in the workplace.
 

Asbestos in Work Premises
The OHS Regulation sets out specific duties of controllers of premises in relation to managing asbestos risks. A controller of premises is defined as “a person who has control of premises used by people as a place of work” and includes the following:

  1. A person who has limited control of the premises; and

  2. A person who has, under contract or lease, an obligation to maintain or repair the premises.

Controllers of premises include building owners, managing agents, tenants and/or employers.

Duty to Identify Asbestos Hazards
The OHS Regulation requires controllers of premises “to identify any foreseeable hazard arising from the premises that has the potential to harm the health or safety of any person accessing, using or egressing from the premises”. This duty specifically extends to the identification of hazards associated with the presence of asbestos containing materials.

Duty to Assess Risks
Where asbestos is identified in the workplace the controller of premises must assess the risk to the health and safety of any person. This includes risks to tenants, employees, contractors and visitors to the workplace. The risk assessment should consider a range of factors such as nature, age, layout and condition of asbestos materials.

Asbestos Register
A controller of premises must ensure that an Asbestos Register is established for each workplace. The register should outline the type, condition and location of all asbestos material.

Duty to Eliminate or Control Risks
The controllers of premises must eliminate or control any risk arising from the presence of asbestos to the health and safety of any person accessing, using or egressing from the premises. Substantial fines can be imposed by WorkCover for breaches of the Regulation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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