South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 483

483—Decontamination facilities

        (1)         A person conducting a business or undertaking for which asbestos-related work is carried out must ensure that facilities are available to decontaminate the following:

            (a)         the asbestos-related work area;

            (b)         any plant used in the asbestos-related work area;

            (c)         workers carrying out the asbestos-related work.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$6 000.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

        (2)         The person must ensure that nothing that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos is removed from the asbestos-related work 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.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         In the case of an individual—$6 000.

            (b)         In the case of a body corporate—$30 000.