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Mr Strata said:
Hi all,
I believe that the answer is in the OH&S act/regs.
This act contains an obligation on the controller of a work place to make sure it is a safe work place. Effectively the common property of a strata scheme is deemed a work place, whether it is a residential building or commercial building.
It is the OC’s responsibility to be aware of a workplace risk and advise employees (contractors) of the risk, where it is and what to do with it.
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Mr Strata is absolutely correct and it is airborne asbestos that is really dangerous.
As Mr Strata points out; do not just shelf the report if there are asbestos issues. If the report has given your SP a clean bill of health then the SP has fulfilled its OH&S duty on the issue of asbestos.
If you have asbestos issues then talk about them and determine how to deal with the risks, budget for the solutions and pass resolutions to act.
Procrastination is not a good option if the report identifies issues.