Annual Asbestos Inspection

If Asbestos is identified at Commercial premises, it is a statutory requirement that an annual inspection is completed and the Asbestos register updated to reflect the Inspection.

Under the Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC: 2015 (2005)], the Asbestos Materials Register, including any risk assessments, must be reviewed annually or earlier where:

• A risk assessment indicates the need for reassessment

• Any ACM has been disturbed or removed

A visual inspection must be undertaken as part of this review.
Asbestos Audit Pty Ltd Technicians engaged to perform a review will undertake the following:

• Attend the premises and inspect all previously identified ACMs

• Reassess the risks associated with the ACM

• Provide further recommendations for either the ongoing management or removal of the ACM if required

• Update the existing Asbestos Materials Register to incorporate details from the review process

By carrying out annual inspections you:

• Minimize significantly the exposure to legal

• liabilities from tenants, contractors and/or employees

• Avoid the risk of being fined by the Department

• Minimize the possibility of claims on workers compensation due to asbestos exposure

• Reduce the likelihood of waivered insurance claims due to non-compliance

• Avoid the possibility of unfavourable media exposure and publicity

• Avoid possible union problems including stop work action

• And most importantly, minimize the risks to health due to the exposure to asbestos in the workplace