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Workers were exposed to asbestos-containing material when an employee used a battery-operated drill to attach a loose post to a wall containing asbestos material. The employee drilled a series of holes in the asbestos-containing wall, exposing himself and cleaners to asbestos. The building was built in the 1930s and was likely to contain asbestos material.
Employers, persons having control of the workplace, main contractors and self employed persons all have responsibilities relating to asbestos at the workplace, including the duties listed below.
• Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 - regulations 5.42 – 5.52 relating to asbestos
• Code of Practice for the Management and Control of Asbestos in Workplaces [NOHSC:2018(2005)]
• Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos 2nd Edition [NOHSC:2002(2005)].
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