Asbestos Audits, Registers & Penalties

The National Asbestos Management Code and State based Workplace Health and Safety Regulations require that Persons in Control of workplaces keep an accurate register of asbestos-containing materials (ACM).

Previous Registers and Audits are now obsolete as the requirement to identify ALL Asbestos Containing materials applies. Previous audits, only required “friable” asbestos to be identified. There is now no differentiation between asbestos materials and asbestos products, therefore all asbestos is now defined as Asbestos Containing Material (ACM).

All Persons in Control, building owners or managers of buildings, vessels or workplaces are required to identify and register ACM irrespective of whether compliance with the precious asbestos management regulations (e.g. materials only) was adhered to.

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If Asbestos is identified at the workplace, it is now a MANDATORY that a Register and Management Plan be put in place, further it is a requirement that an Asbestos Re-Audit be completed annually to ensure no further deterioration of the identified ACM.

PENALTIES

If you do not abide by the new regulations by obtaining the necessary report and register within the timeframe allotted, you may be fined. The fines can range up to $37,500.00 or six month imprisonment, right through to fines of up to $150,000.00 or three years imprisonment.