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Sanctions against asbestos licence holders

Queensland Government agencies with responsibilities to enforce the law may sanction licences or other authorisations concerning asbestos and in accordance with their enforcement framework. Sanctions may include adding conditions, cancelling, suspending, disqualifying or issuing warnings to a licence holder. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) licences people to remove licenced quantities of asbestos and asbestos containing materials under the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011. WHSQ sanctions licence holders who do not carry out this work safely and competently. A summary of licence sanctions from 2018–2021 is detailed below. Find out more about asbestos licences, including lists of current licence holders.

2018

Sanction 2309443 - Warning letter to asbestos removal licence

  • Year of assessment: June 2018
  • Licence Holder: Licence No 2309443 (B-class), Licensee details are not published when sanction is a warning letter only
  • Description: Licence holder was issued with a warning letter advising that the PCBU would be audited again by the Asbestos Unit with the expectation that asbestos removal practices were to be in compliance with the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.

Sanction 2307686 - Suspension of asbestos removal licence

  • Year of assessment: June 2018
  • Licence Holder: Licence No 2307686 (B-class), Area 51 Asbestos Removal and Demolition
  • Description: Licence was suspended for three months as the license holder failed to ensure that the work or other activities authorised by the licence were carried out safely and competently. The license will be reinstated on the proviso that an audit will be conducted by WHSQ within six months of the reinstatement to confirm an improvement in asbestos removal practices.

Sanction 2303603 - Cancellation of asbestos removal licence

  • Year of assessment: June 2018
  • Licence Holder: Licence No 2303603 (A-class), A1 Asbestos Removals Pty Ltd
  • Description: Licence was cancelled with a disqualification period of 12 months before they could re-apply for a licence, as the license holder failed to ensure that the work or other activities authorised by the licence were carried out safely and competently.

Sanction 2300283 - Cancellation of asbestos removal licence

  • Year of assessment: June 2018
  • Licence Holder: Licence No 2300283 (A-class), Asbestos Demolition Specialists Pty Ltd (ADS)
  • Description: An application by Licence No 2300283 for renewal of the licence was refused, as the recent assessment of the license holder indicated a failure to ensure that the work or other activities authorised by the current licence were carried out safely and competently.

2017

Sanction 245560 - Cancellation of asbestos removal licence

  • Incident date: 02/08/2017
  • Licence Holder: Steven John GRITT - Licence No: 2305722
  • Description: The licence holder and PCBU was engaged by the owner of the property to identify and remove ACM/asbestos prior to him demolishing the domestic property. The ACM/asbestos was not removed prior to it being demolished.