Victorian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 276

    (1)     An asbestos removal licence holder must—

        (a)     provide employees performing asbestos removal work with—

              (i)     personal protective clothing that is suitable for the asbestos removal work being performed; and

              (ii)     respiratory protective equipment that is suitable for the asbestos removal work being performed; and

        (b)     ensure that the clothing and equipment provided under paragraph (a) are correctly fitted.

Penalty:     100 penalty units for a natural person;

500 penalty units for a body corporate.

    (2)     In this regulation the duties of an asbestos removal licence holder who is an employer extend to an independent contractor.