Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) This regulation
applies if a clearance inspection has been made in accordance with
regulation 473.
(2) 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.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(3) The competent
person must ensure that the asbestos removal area does not pose a risk to
health and safety from exposure to asbestos.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(4) 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.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(5) 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 of the
clearance inspection — the airborne asbestos fibre level was less
than 0.01 asbestos fibres/mL.