The health monitoring report must include the following information: the name and date of birth of the worker the name and registration number of the registered medical practitioner the name and address of the person conducting the business or undertaking who commissioned the health monitoring the date of the health monitoring any advice that test results indicate the worker may have contracted a disease, injury or illness as a result of carrying out the work that triggered the need for health monitoring any recommended remedial measures, including whether the worker can continue to carry out the work whether medical counselling is required for the worker. That person must also give a copy of the report, as soon as reasonably possibly obtaining it from the medical practitioner, to: the worker the regulator, if the report contains: any test results that indicate the worker may have contracted a disease, injury or illness as a result of 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. Training workers about asbestos or ACM Regulation 39 A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that information, training and instruction provided to a worker is suitable and adequate, having regard to: the nature of the work carried out by the worker the nature of the risks associated with the work at the time the information, training or instruction is provided, and the control measures implemented. The person must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure the information, training and instruction is provided in a way that is readily understandable by any person to whom it is provided. Regulation 445 A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure workers who they reasonably believe may be involved in asbestos removal work in the workplace or the carrying out of asbestos-related work are trained in the identification, safe handling and suitable control measures for asbestos and ACM. This training may include the following topics: purpose of the training health risks of asbestos
APPENDIX C – TEMPLATE OF AN ASBESTOS REGISTER ASBESTOS REGISTER Workplace address: Name of Competent Person: Date of Identification Type of Asbestos Is it Friable or Condition of Asbestos Specific Location of Asbestos Is this an inaccessible area? APPENDIX D – EXAMPLE OF AN ASBESTOS REGISTER ASBESTOS REGISTER Workplace address: XYZ Manufacturing Unit 3A, Trading Estate West, Anytown 9001 Name of Competent Person: Jim Smith, Site OHS manager (01) 3293 4012 Date of Identification Type of Asbestos Is it Friable or Non-Friable? Condition of Asbestos Specific Location of Asbestos Is this an inaccessible area?
1/2/2011 AC Roof Sheeting Non-friable Good, minor deterioration on Western End Whole Roof to main building Not routinely accessed 1/2/2011 Fibro Wall Cladding Non-friable condition structurally, paint lifting in some places Exterior of main Building Accessible. Unlikely to be damaged. 1/2/2011 Pipe Insulation Friable Cracked at in pipe Room: Behind boiler for water system Only accessed by maintenance staff 1/2/2011 Cement Flue Non-friable Good condition, coated Plant Room: On top of boiler Only accessed by maintenance staff 1/2/2011 Floor Tiles Non-friable Good condition, tiles under filing cabinet starting to lift Main office, Asbestos backed vinyl floor tiles Inaccessible