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General requirements of the OccupationalHealth and Safety Regulations 2007Determining who has management or control of a workplace18. To determine who has management or control of a workplace (or plant withina workplace), it is necessary to consider building and/or structure ownershipand who can make physical or structural changes.19. If an employer owns the workplace they would almost certainly havemanagement or control.20. If an employer leases a building they cannot make physical or structuralchanges unless there is an agreement in the lease to allow such works.The extent to which an employer has management or control of a workplacecan vary, depending on the details of the lease.21. Buildings are sometimes leased to multiple tenants who are employersbut do not own the building or have building management or maintenanceresponsibilities. In these instances, tenants have to approach the personwith management and control of these areas to raise issues or havethem addressed.These scenarios demonstrate that employers who are tenants do notnecessarily have management or control of the workplace:• A tenant requires telecommunications access – and that access is achievedthrough sealed building-riser shafts that contain asbestos insulation.• Leaking/damaged asbestos cement roofing that needs to be repaired– the repair request needs to go to the building owner or building manager.• Alterations to power plants and lifts that contain asbestos.• Water damage to ceiling spaces that contain asbestos.• Modifications to fire doors that contain asbestos.22. Contractual leasing arrangements should be examined to establish what extentemployers have management or control of the workplace.Determining who has management or control of plant in the workplace23. If the employer has introduced plant or structures that contain asbestos intothe workplace, it is the employer who has management and control of thatplant or structure. For example, if an employer introduces a press machine withasbestos-containing brakes, they are responsible for management and controlduties for that plant.6 Compliance code / Removing asbestos in workplaces WorkSafe Victoria
Regulatoryprohibitions24. The Regulations contain prohibitions made under the Occupational Healthand Safety Act 2004 (the OHS Act) – which apply to workplaces; and theDangerous Goods Act 1985 (Dangerous Goods Act) – which apply to allpersons. Guidance in relation to the prohibitions made under the OHS Act iscovered below. There is guidance on prohibitions made under the DangerousGoods Act in WorkSafe’s Managing asbestos in workplaces compliance code.Prohibitions under the Occupational Health and SafetyAct 2004 (regulation 4.3.7 to 4.3.9)Prohibitions on asbestos removal25. Asbestos must not be removed from a workplace unless the asbestosremoval work:• is conducted by a licensed removalist• is conducted by an employee of a person who is a licensed removalist• involves non-friable ACM with an area that does not exceed 10 squaremetres in total and the total time of all asbestos removal by the employer(including all employees) does not exceed one hour in any period of sevendays, or• is for the purpose of sampling and identification (see Appendix C ofWorkSafe’s Managing asbestos in workplaces compliance code for moreinformation on sampling and identification).Contaminated clothing26. Clothing contaminated with asbestos must not be removed from the workplaceexcept for disposal or laundering. When clothing is removed from the workplaceto be laundered, it should be placed in two 200 micron-thick plastic bags(ie double bagged) and labelled to identify the presence of asbestos. Clothingneeds to be wet down before bagging to minimise the potential for airbornedust to be generated when the bag is re-opened. The launderer must be toldabout the potential for asbestos contamination on the clothing prior to arrivalat the laundry.27. If the clothing is to be disposed of as waste it must be done as soon asreasonably practicable to, at a waste site licensed by the EnvironmentProtection Authority Victoria (EPA Victoria).WorkSafe Victoria Compliance code / Removing asbestos in workplaces 7
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