Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 471

471 Decontamination facilities

(1) An asbestos removalist must ensure that facilities are available to decontaminate—

(a) the asbestos removal area;

(b) any 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) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 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—

(i) decontaminated; and

(ii) labelled in accordance with the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos;

before being removed.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.