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Document ID (ISN)59178
CIS number 92-1758
Year 1972
Convention or series no. CCH Australia - 95-550
Title Building Act 1972 [Australia - Australian Capital Territory]
Bibliographic information In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera and Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.3, 13p. (pages numbered 90,401 - 90,433).
Abstract This Act (No.26 of 1972) commenced on 1 Sep. 1972. It concerns, among other aspects of construction, the following aspects of safety and health in buildings and in building construction: inspection of premises for hazardous substances; inspection for Legionella bacteria; inspection during an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease; stop and demolition notices; notices specifying building and demolition works; removal of hazardous substances (particularly, asbestos). Only sections relevant to occupational safety and health are reproduced by CIS.
Descriptors (primary) Australia; buildings; Australian Capital Territory
Descriptors (secondary) dangerous substances; asbestos; legionellosis; law; biological hazards; inspection; demolition
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceAustralian Capital Territory
Subject(s) Laws
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Bacterial and parasitic diseases