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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2017 - REG 472
Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment
472 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment
(1) Subject to subclauses (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.
: Maximum penalty-- (a) in the case of an individual--70 penalty
units, or
(b) in the case of a body corporate--345 penalty units.
(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
(b) so far as
is reasonably practicable, is disposed of on the completion of the asbestos
removal 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 asbestos
removal purposes, 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 asbestos removal
purposes.
: Maximum penalty-- (a) in the case of an individual--70 penalty
units, or
(b) in the case of a body corporate--345 penalty units.
Example :
Work boots.
(3) An asbestos removalist must ensure that a sealed container
referred to in subclause (2) is decontaminated and labelled in accordance with
the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos before being removed from the
asbestos removal area. : Maximum penalty-- (a) in the case of an
individual--70 penalty units, or
(b) in the case of a body corporate--345
penalty units.
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