Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025
471Decontamination facilities
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471 Decontamination facilities
471 Decontamination facilities
(1) An asbestos removalist must ensure that facilities are available to decontaminate the following—
(a) the asbestos removal area,
(b) 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 section 470(2)(b).
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.
(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
(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.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.