Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418
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Character Range: 15870–18845

required to remove 0.5 m³ (cubic metres) of asbestos lagging from a pipe in order to carry out maintenance work. This involves the removal of friable asbestos. A Class A licensed asbestos removalist is required to do this work.

Licensed asbestos assessor
The WHS Regulations require that a person must hold an asbestos assessor licence to conduct the following:
    * air monitoring for Class A asbestos removal work
    * clearance inspections for Class A asbestos removal work
    * issuing clearance certificates in relation to Class A asbestos removal work.
A licensed assessor can also carry out a number of other tasks including identifying asbestos, carrying out a risk assessment or reviewing an asbestos register.

1.4         Health monitoring duties
R. 435-444 A person conducting a business or undertaking to ensure health monitoring is provided to a worker if they are carrying out licensed asbestos removal work, other ongoing asbestos removal work or asbestos-related work and is at risk of exposure to asbestos when carrying out the work.
Health monitoring includes a medical examination to provide an initial baseline medical assessment.
Health monitoring must include the following (unless another form of health monitoring is recommended by a registered medical practitioner):
    * consideration of the worker's demographic, medical and occupational history
    * consideration of records of the worker's personal exposure
    * a physical examination of the worker with emphasis on the respiratory system, including standardised respiratory function tests, unless another form of health monitoring is recommended by a registered medical practitioner.
Workers must be informed of any health monitoring requirements before the worker carries out work that may expose them to asbestos.

When should health monitoring occur?
Where a worker is at risk of exposure to asbestos due to work other than licensed asbestos removal, health monitoring must also be undertaken. Examples of work where there is a risk of exposure include ongoing unlicensed removal work, undertaking maintenance work on ACM regularly as part of another job (for instance, electricians or building maintenance staff in older buildings) and carrying out asbestos-related work. The need for health monitoring for these workers should be determined on the basis of:
    * the potential for exposure
    * the frequency of potential exposure
    * the duration of the work being undertaken.
If a worker is carrying out licensed asbestos removal work, the health monitoring must be conducted prior to the worker commencing the work. Health monitoring should also be provided to the worker at regular intervals after commencing the asbestos-related work but at least once every two years.

Who can carry out health monitoring?
Health monitoring must be carried out under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner with the relevant competencies. Prior to deciding who the registered