Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 465

465 Asbestos removal control plan to be kept and available

(1) Subject to subsection (2) , a licensed asbestos removalist must ensure that a copy of the asbestos removal control plan prepared under section 464 is kept until the asbestos removal work to which it relates is completed.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(2) If a notifiable incident occurs in connection with the asbestos removal work to which the asbestos removal control plan relates, the person must keep the asbestos removal control plan for at least 2 years after the incident occurs.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(3) The person must ensure that, for the period for which the asbestos removal control plan must be kept under this section, a copy is—

(a) readily accessible to—

(i) a person conducting a business or undertaking at the workplace; and

(ii) the person’s workers at the workplace, or a health and safety representative who represents the workers; and

(iii) if the asbestos removal work is to be carried out in domestic premises—the occupants of the premises; and

(b) available for inspection under the Act .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.