Blog

Blog

Who is responsible for supplying an asbestos register for a workplace / commercial property?

The owner of the property is in most cases responsible for supplying an asbestos register to the tenant of the property. It is a tenant’s responsibility to request that the owner supply an asbestos register and to familiarise themselves with it. The register must be supplied to any contractors working on the site.

Many commercial property owners, and surprisingly many commercial property agents, are unaware of this legal requirement. If an agent or owner refuses to supply an asbestos register, your fallback is to complain to Work Safe about the issue. Work Safe may visit the site and put an improvement notice on the property which will require the owner/agent to comply or face fines. Both owners and commercial property agents can be fined up to $30,000.00 for not complying with the requirement to obtain, maintain and supply to tenants an asbestos register for the property.

Melbourne Based OHS Consultancy | Hazard Identification & Management

Book Your Onsite Inspection Now

Recent Posts

What do you do if you find asbestos?
View Post »
I urgently need a material tested for asbestos; how quick can I get results?
View Post »
What’s the difference between Greenlight’s testing services and other asbestos testing services?
View Post »

Manage Residential & Workplace Risks Fast

Audit your risks with fast turnaround time (3 days for most reports), experienced recommendations and our 100% satisfaction money back guarantee.