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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
472Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal
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472 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal
protective equipment
(1) Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), an asbestos removalist must
ensure that asbestos waste:
(a) is contained and labelled in accordance with the GHS before
the waste is removed from an asbestos removal area; and
(b) is disposed of as soon as practicable at a site authorised to
accept asbestos waste.
(2) An asbestos removalist must ensure that personal protective
equipment used in asbestos removal work and contaminated with
asbestos:
(a) is sealed in a container before being removed from an
asbestos waste area; and
completion of the asbestos removal work at a site authorised
to accept asbestos waste; and
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(i) is laundered at a laundry equipped to launder
asbestos-contaminated clothing; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to launder the clothing – is kept in
the sealed container until it is reused for asbestos
removal purposes; and
(i) is decontaminated before it is removed from the
asbestos removal area; or
the asbestos removal area – is kept in the sealed
container until it is reused for asbestos removal
purposes.
(3) An asbestos removalist must ensure that a sealed container
referred to in subregulation (2) is decontaminated and labelled in
accordance with the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos
before being removed from the asbestos removal area.
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