Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00423:body:0:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00423
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 69822–72762

research and analysis
    * sampling and identification in accordance with the WHS Regulations
    * maintenance of, or service work on, non-friable asbestos or ACM, fixed or installed before
      31 December 2003, in accordance with the WHS Regulations
    * the transport and disposal of asbestos and asbestos waste in accordance with jurisdictional legislation
    * demonstrations, education or practical training in relation to asbestos or ACM
    * display, or preparation or maintenance for display, of an artefact or thing that is, or includes, asbestos or ACM
    * management in accordance with the WHS Regulations of in‑situ asbestos that was installed
      or fixed before 31 December 2003
    * work that disturbs asbestos during mining operations that involve the extraction of or exploration for a mineral other than asbestos
    * laundering asbestos-contaminated clothing in accordance with the WHS Regulations
    * where the regulator approves the method adopted for managing risks associated with asbestos
    * soil that a competent person has determined:
       * does not contain any visible asbestos
       * does not contain more than trace levels of asbestos determined in accordance with
         AS 4964:2004 Method for the qualitative identification of asbestos in bulk samples
    * NOA managed in accordance with an asbestos management plan.
When undertaking asbestos-related work activities, the WHS Regulations require that it only be performed in accordance with the following requirements:
    * any worker undertaking asbestos-related work must be informed of the health risks of exposure to asbestos and that they will need to undergo health monitoring. Further information can be found in Health Monitoring for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals – Guide for persons conducting a business or undertaking.
    * a competent person carries out air monitoring of the work area where asbestos-related work
      is being carried out if there is uncertainty as to whether the exposure standard is likely to be exceeded
    * any asbestos that may be encountered by workers undertaking asbestos-related work must
      be identified, and if it is not possible to identify, it must be assumed asbestos is present
    * the area in which asbestos-related work is undertaken is separate from the rest of the workplace, so far as is possible
    * the asbestos work area must be signed and barricaded to ensure that other workers do not enter the area
    * facilities must be provided to allow for the decontamination of workers, equipment and the items worked upon
    * anything removed from the work area must decontaminated before it is removed from the work area
    * if material contaminated with asbestos is to be removed from the work area, it must be sealed within a container, which is decontaminated and labelled to indicate the presence of the asbestos and disposed of at a licensed disposal facility