South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 446

446—Duty to limit use of equipment

        (1)         A person conducting a business or undertaking must not use, or direct or allow a worker to use, either of the following on asbestos or ACM:

            (a)         high-pressure water spray;

            (b)         compressed air.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$3 600.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$18 000.

        (2)         Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply to the use of a high pressure water spray for fire fighting or fire protection purposes.

        (3)         A person conducting a business or undertaking must not use, or direct or allow a worker to use, any of the following equipment on asbestos or ACM unless the use of the equipment is controlled:

            (a)         power tools;

            (b)         brooms;

            (c)         any other implements that cause the release of airborne asbestos into the atmosphere.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$3 600.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$18 000.

        (4)         In subregulation (3), the use of equipment is "controlled" if—

            (a)         the equipment is enclosed during its use; or

            (b)         the equipment is designed to capture or suppress airborne asbestos and is used in accordance with its design; or

            (c)         the equipment is used in a way that is designed to capture or suppress airborne asbestos safely; or

            (d)         any combination of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) applies.