South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (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.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$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.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$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.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$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.