Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
314Decontamination facilities
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314 Decontamination facilities
(1) An employer carrying out an asbestos-related activity must ensure that a person does not remove personal protective equipment that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos from the work area used for the activity unless the equipment is decontaminated or contained before its removal.
(2) An employer carrying out an asbestos-related activity must ensure that any equipment (other than personal protective equipment) that is used for the activity and that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos is—
(a) decontaminated before removal from the work area used for the activity; or
(b) placed in a sealed container, the exterior of which is decontaminated before the container is removed from the work area used for the activity.
Personal protective equipment includes personal protective clothing under regulation 5.