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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
400Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective
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400 Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective
equipment
ensure that personal protective equipment that is likely to be
contaminated with lead dust:
(a) is sealed in a container before being removed from the lead
process area; and
completion of the lead process work at a site equipped to
accept lead-contaminated equipment; and
(i) is laundered at a laundry, whether on-site or off-site,
equipped to launder lead-contaminated clothing; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to launder the clothing – is kept in
the sealed container until it is reused for lead process
(i) is decontaminated before it is removed from the lead
process area; or
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the lead process area – is kept in the sealed container
until it is reused for lead process work.
(2) The person must ensure that a sealed container referred to in
subregulation (1) is decontaminated before being removed from the
lead process area.
Notes for subregulation (2)
2 Regulation 335 also requires the container to be labelled to indicate the
presence of lead.
(3) The person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that clothing
contaminated with lead-dust is not removed from the workplace
unless it is to be:
(a) laundered in accordance with this regulation; or
(b) disposed of.
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