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Risk assessments
If asbestos-containing materials (ACM) are identified in a workplace, the person in control of the workplace must ensure the risks are assessed:
- in consultation with workers and/or their representatives
- by someone competent to perform the assessment.
A risk assessment allows informed decisions to be made about control measures, induction and training, air monitoring and health surveillance requirements for a workplace with ACM present.
The risk assessment should take into consideration the information held in the register of ACM, including:
- the condition of the ACM (whether it is friable or bonded and stable, and whether it is liable to damage or deterioration)
- the likelihood of exposure
- whether the nature or location of any work to be done is likely to disturb the ACM.
More information is available in Part 10 of the asbestos management code.
Read more about risk assessments and the risk management process.
Last updated 21 August 2008