Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 239

    (1)     An employer must review and, if necessary, revise any measures implemented to control risks associated with the presence of asbestos—

        (a)     before any change is made to the workplace or a building, structure, ship or plant at the workplace or a system of work that is likely to disturb or damage any asbestos; or

        (b)     after any incident occurs to which Part 5 of the Act applies that involves the presence of asbestos; or

        (c)     if, for any other reason, the risk control measures do not adequately control the risks; or

        (d)     after receiving a request from a health and safety representative.

Note

Act compliance—sections 21 and 23 (see regulation 7).

    (2)     A health and safety representative may make a request under subregulation (1)(d) if the health and safety representative believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     any of the circumstances referred to in subregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c) exist; or

        (b)     the employer has failed—

              (i)     to properly review the risk control measures; or

              (ii)     to take account of any of the circumstances referred to in subregulation (1)(a), (b) and (c) in conducting a review of, or revising, the risk control measures.

Division 6—Demolition and refurbishment where   asbestos is present