Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) An employer carrying out an asbestos-related activity must provide for the laundering of personal protective clothing that is used for an activity and that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos at a laundry equipped to launder clothing contaminated with asbestos if that clothing is not contained and disposed of in accordance with regulations 315 and 316.
Penalty: 100 penalty units for a natural person;
500 penalty units for a body corporate.
(2) If the employer arranges for personal protective clothing that is likely to be contaminated with asbestos to be laundered, the employer must ensure that—
(a) the clothing is contained so as to eliminate the release of airborne asbestos fibres; and
(b) the exterior of the container—
(i) is decontaminated before being removed from the work area; and
(ii) indicates the presence of asbestos before the clothing is transferred to the laundry.
Penalty: 100 penalty units for a natural person;
500 penalty units for a body corporate.