[inglés] Code of Practice for Asbestos Work (Excluding Asbestos Removal) Jurisdicción Australia - Australia Meridional Ańo 1991 Publicado en inglés Título original / otro título [inglés] Code of Practice for Asbestos Work (Excluding Asbestos Removal) [Australia - South Australia] Título de revista periódica South Australian Government Gazette Fuente [inglés] 14 Mar. 1991, No.24, p.879-919. Illus. 5 ref. Descriptores [Principales] Australia, Australia del Sur, amianto, polvos respirables [Secundarios] directiva, expedientes de exposición, frenos, instalaciones para lavado, limitación de la exposición, métodos de trabajo y seguridad, respiradores, responsabilidades de los trabajadores, valoración de la exposición, vestimentas de protección, vigilancia médica Categoría Riesgos químicos Resumen [inglés] This Code of Practice was issued under the authority of the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act, 1986 (see CIS 90-1404). It provides practical guidance and is legally binding unless another solution can be found that achieves the same or better standard of health and safety. It covers: application and definitions; consultation; assessment; monitoring; exposure records; management of installed asbestos in buildings, structures and plant; exposure control (elimination, substitution, containment, local exhaust ventilation, management of leaks and unplanned exposures to asbestos, maintenance of control measures); safe working practices; respiratory protective equipment; protective clothing; cleanliness, housekeeping and waste disposal; changing rooms and washing facilities; prohibition of eating, drinking and smoking in an area where asbestos work is carried out; health surveillance; induction and training; employees' duties. In appendices: work with asbestos cement; handling and repair of asbestos-based friction materials; maintenance work near asbestos insulation. CIS No. 94-426 Número de registro 62051