Asbestos removal work

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

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

The competent person must ensure that the asbestos removal area does not pose a risk to health and safety from exposure to asbestos.

The 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 competent person undertook air monitoring as part of the clearance inspection — the monitoring shows asbestos below 0.01 fibres/mL.

The clearance certificate must be in writing and must state that — (a) the 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 competent person as part…

The person or, if the workplace is residential premises, the licensed asbestos removalist must ensure that, when the licensed asbestos removal work is completed, a clearance inspection of the asbestos removal area at the workplace is carried out by an independent competent person.

For the purposes of subregulation (2), if the asbestos removal work must be carried out by the holder of a Class A asbestos removal licence, the independent competent person must be a licensed asbestos assessor. Note for this regulation: If it is not reasonably practicable for the competent person to be independent, the person or…

If a person referred to in subregulation (2)(a), (b) or (c) has access to an asbestos removal area, the person must comply with any direction of the licensed asbestos removalist.