472Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal

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

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 367 (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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