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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 (S.R. 2012, NO. 122) - REG 446

Duty to limit use of equipment
(1)  A person conducting a business or undertaking must not use, or direct or allow a worker to use, any of the following on asbestos or ACM:
(a) high pressure water spray;
(b) compressed air.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.
(2)  Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply to the use of a high pressure water spray for firefighting or fire protection purposes.
(3)  A person conducting a business or undertaking must not use, or direct or allow a worker to use, any of the following equipment on asbestos or ACM unless the use of the equipment is controlled:
(a) power tools;
(b) brooms;
(c) any other implements that cause the release of airborne asbestos into the atmosphere.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $3 600; or
(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $18 000.
(4)  In subregulation (3) , the use of equipment is controlled if –
(a) the equipment is enclosed during its use; or
(b) the equipment is designed to capture or suppress airborne asbestos and is used in accordance with its design; or
(c) the equipment is used in a way that is designed to capture or suppress airborne asbestos safely; or
(d) any combination of paragraphs (a) , (b) and (c) applies.


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