Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 425

425 Asbestos register

(1) A person with management or control of a workplace must ensure that a register (an
"asbestos register" ) is prepared and kept at the workplace.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

Note—

Section 425 does not apply to a workplace that is domestic premises—see section 421 (2) .

(2) The person must ensure that the register is maintained to ensure the information in the register is up to date.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—36 penalty units.

(3) The asbestos register must—

(a) record any asbestos or ACM identified to be at the workplace under section 422 , or likely to be present at the workplace from time to time including—

(i) the date on which the asbestos or ACM was identified; and

(ii) the location, type and condition of the asbestos or ACM; or

(b) state that no asbestos or ACM is identified at the workplace if the person knows that no asbestos or ACM is identified, or is likely to be present from time to time, at the workplace.

(4) The person is not required to prepare an asbestos register for a workplace if a register has already been prepared for that workplace.

(5) Subject to subsection (6) , this section applies to buildings whenever constructed.

(6) This section does not apply to a workplace if—

(a) the workplace is a building that was constructed after 31 December 1989; and

(b) no asbestos has been identified at the workplace; and

(c) no asbestos is likely to be present at the workplace from time to time.