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the work that triggered the need for health monitoring
       * any recommended remedial measures, including whether the worker can continue to carry out the work
    * all other persons conducting a business or undertaking who have a duty to provide health monitoring for that worker.
Reports must be kept as a confidential record for at least 40 years after the record is made and identified as a formal record for the particular worker. The report and results must not be disclosed to anyone unless the worker has provided their written consent. However, if the person was releasing the record under a duty of professional confidentiality, the worker's written consent is not required.

2.     DUTIES FOR REMOVAL WORK THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A LICENCE

Removal of asbestos by a person who does not hold a Class A or Class B asbestos removal licence is permitted if the asbestos being removed is:
    * 10 m² or less of non-friable asbestos (approximately the size of a small bathroom)
    * ACD that is not more than a minor contamination and is associated with the removal of 10 m² or less of non-friable asbestos.
Friable asbestos materials must not be removed by a person who does not have a Class A asbestos licence.
A worker carrying out asbestos removal work, including a self-employed person conducting a business or undertaking, must be trained in the identification and safe handling of asbestos prior to carrying out asbestos removal work without a licence. An asbestos awareness course or the non‑friable removal unit of competency would be considered appropriate training.
This allows a person (for example, a plumber) to remove small amounts of non-friable asbestos and replace it with non-asbestos alternatives if they come across it during renovations, refurbishments, or service and maintenance work. However, this person must still use safe working methods to ensure the work is not creating a risk to the health and safety of persons at the workplace.
The WHS Regulations require a person who is carrying out asbestos removal work without a licence to comply with the duties outlined in Chapter 4 of this Code and also with some of the duties in Chapter 3 of this Code. These duties are summarised below:
    * obtain a copy of the asbestos register for a workplace unless the work is being carried out at a domestic premises (refer to Section 3.4)
    * identity hazards at the workplace (refer to Section 4.1)
    * ensure signs and barricades are erected to indicate and delineate the asbestos work area (refer to Sections 3.7 and 4.2)
    * use the wet method to removal asbestos where reasonably practicable (refer to Section 4.3)
    * ensure the correct tools, equipment and PPE is