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Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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257 Decontamination of equipment
An employer or self-employed person performing limited asbestos removal work must ensure that any equipment (other than personal protective equipment) that is used for removal work and that is likely to be contaminated is—
(a) decontaminated before removal from the area where the removal work is performed; or
(b) placed in a sealed container, the exterior of which is decontaminated before the container is removed from the area where the removal work is performed.