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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsAsbestos Abatement Regulations, 20206. Asbestos management plan |
| (1) | If asbestos-containing materials are identified, as required in regulation 3, the employer or self-employed person must ensure that a written asbestos management plan for the workplace is prepared by a competent person. |
| (2) | The asbestos management plan must include at least the following: |
| (a) | A procedure that contains at least measures related to— |
| (i) | the implementation of regulations 3, 4, 5, 8 and 20 at the workplace; |
| (ii) | the repair, removal and management of asbestos-containing materials; and |
| (iii) | the implementation of the Regulations for Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos-containing Materials, 2007; |
| (b) | where asbestos-containing materials have been identified in the inventory of asbestos in place, a specific procedure which will, as far as is reasonably practicable, reduce the risk of exposure of employees, as well as incidental asbestos exposure, for the following scenarios— |
| (i) | Incidents; |
| (ii) | emergencies; |
| (iii) | removal work; and |
| (iv) | repair work; and |
| (c) | a policy, procedure and implementation plan for phasing out existing asbestos-containing materials at the workplace, which considers the following: |
| (i) | The principle of 'reasonably practicable'; and |
| (ii) | reasons for decisions. |
| (3) | The employer or self-employed person must review and, if necessary, revise the asbestos management plan at intervals not exceeding eight years or if any information contemplated in sub-regulation (2) changes. |
