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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
471Decontamination facilities
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471 Decontamination facilities
(1) An asbestos removalist must ensure that facilities are available to
decontaminate the following:
(a) the asbestos removal area;
(b) any plant used in the asbestos removal area;
(c) workers carrying out asbestos removal work;
(d) other persons who have access to the asbestos removal area
under regulation 470(2)(b).
(2) An asbestos removalist must ensure that nothing that is likely to be
contaminated with asbestos is removed from the asbestos removal
area unless the thing:
(a) is decontaminated before being removed; or
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(b) is sealed in a container, and the exterior of the container is,
before being removed:
(i) decontaminated; and
(ii) labelled in accordance with the GHS to indicate the
presence of asbestos.