Registers
Hazardous Removal Company prepares asbestos registers and hazardous material surveys for Sydney workplaces and commercial properties. Our licensed assessors inspect the building, test the materials, and give you a clear register that keeps you compliant with NSW law. If you own or manage a commercial or industrial site, a register is a legal duty, not an optional extra.
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What is an asbestos register?
An asbestos register is the official record of asbestos and other hazardous materials in a building. It lists where each material sits, what condition it is in, and what action is needed. It is the document a property manager, worker, or contractor checks before any work starts on site.
The register exists to keep people safe. Before someone drills a wall, lifts a floor, or runs a cable through a ceiling, the register tells them whether asbestos is in the way. Under NSW Work Health and Safety law, workplaces are required to identify asbestos, record it, and manage it. The register is how that duty is met and proven.
Who is legally required to have one?
The law requires an asbestos register for workplaces and commercial or industrial buildings constructed before 31 December 2003, in line with Chapter 8 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011. The duty falls on:
- Commercial and industrial property owners
- Strata schemes and building managers
- Any person with management or control of a workplace
If your building falls into this group, keeping a register current is part of your WHS obligations. Buildings constructed from 2004 onward generally do not need a register, unless asbestos is later found during work or inspection.
What a hazardous material survey includes
A hazardous material survey looks beyond asbestos alone. It assesses the building for a range of hazardous materials, including:
- Asbestos
- Lead in paint and dust
- Synthetic mineral fibres
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
The survey identifies these materials, records where they are, and notes their condition. Samples are sent to a NATA-accredited laboratory for testing, so the findings are confirmed rather than assumed. This gives owners a full picture of the hazards in their building, not just an asbestos snapshot.
A NATA-accredited lab will have to test all the samples to produce the register (report) much in the same way as with the Hazardous Materials Survey above.
How we conduct a survey
We follow a clear path on every survey and register job:
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- Site assessment. A licensed assessor inspects the building and identifies suspect materials by type, age, and location.
- Sampling. We collect samples using approved handling protocols, so materials are not disturbed unsafely.
- Lab analysis. A NATA-accredited laboratory tests the samples and confirms the positive and negative readings.
- Report and register. We produce a clear report and an easy-to-edit register you can keep on file and update over time.
Do You Need A Register?
If your building had a survey that showed it is safe, or it was constructed in 2004 or later, you generally will not need an asbestos register. If a survey does find asbestos, a register is compulsory and must be kept up to date from that point on.
Not sure where your property stands? We assess the building and tell you plainly whether a register is required. For a fuller look at why registers matter, read our guide on the importance of asbestos registers in Sydney and NSW.
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