[ Asbestos Register ]
The asbestos register comes straight from the assessor, not through you
An asbestos register that's been forwarded, re-scanned, or summarised by someone other than the assessor who wrote it is a real risk on any older site. Novato invites your licensed assessor directly and lets them upload the register themselves — nothing passes through a middle step.
How it works
Novato flags when a register is needed
Automatically, for any project built before 2004 or where the construction year isn't known — the standard proxy for "asbestos may be present."
Invite your licensed asbestos assessor
Enter their company name, contact, email, phone, and licence number.
They upload it themselves
A token-based link, no login required, goes straight to them — "uploaded directly by the licensed assessor, not relayed by the GC."
The register sits against the project, ready to show
On file, tied to the right project, sourced directly from the person who's licensed to produce it.
How this fits Australian WHS compliance
Whether a project needs an asbestos register is determined by construction year — pre-2004 or unknown defaults to "required," reflecting the era before asbestos use in construction materials was phased out. Novato doesn't produce the assessment itself; it ensures the real one, from a licensed assessor, ends up correctly attached to the project without a relay step that could introduce an error.
Common questions
Why 2004 specifically?
It's used as the practical cutoff for "asbestos may be present" — projects built before that date, or where the build year isn't recorded, are flagged as needing a register.
Can I upload the register myself on the assessor's behalf?
The intended flow is a direct upload from the licensed assessor via their own invite link, so the register on file is exactly what they produced, not a forwarded copy.
What if my project doesn't need one?
Projects built 2004 or later with a known construction year simply don't get flagged for this at all.
Does Novato assess whether asbestos is present?
No — that assessment is the licensed assessor's job. Novato handles getting their real register onto the right project reliably.