484Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment

484 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment

(1)  Subject to subregulation (2) , a person conducting a business or undertaking for which asbestos-related work is carried out must ensure that asbestos waste –

(a) is contained and labelled in accordance with the GHS before the waste is removed from an asbestos-related work area; and

(b) is disposed of as soon as practicable at a site authorised to accept asbestos waste.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) an individual, a fine not exceeding $6 000; or

(b) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding $30 000.

(2)  The person must ensure that personal protective equipment used in asbestos-related work and contaminated with asbestos –

(a) is sealed in a container, and that the exterior of the container is decontaminated and labelled in accordance with the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos before being removed; and

(b) so far as is reasonably practicable, is disposed of on the completion of the asbestos-related work at a site authorised to accept asbestos waste; and

(c) if it is not reasonably practicable to dispose of the personal protective equipment that is clothing –

(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 re-used for the purposes of asbestos-related work; and

(d) if it is not reasonably practicable to dispose of the personal protective equipment that is not clothing –

(i) is decontaminated before it is removed from the asbestos removal area; or

(ii) if it is not practicable to decontaminate the equipment in the asbestos removal area, is kept in the sealed container until it is re-used for the purposes of asbestos-related work.

Penalty:  In the case of –