Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 472

472 .         Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment

        (1)         Subject to subregulations (2) and (3), an asbestos removalist must ensure that asbestos waste —

            (a)         is contained and labelled in accordance with Schedule 9 clause 8 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.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (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.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        Example for this subregulation:

                Work boots.

        (3)         An asbestos removalist must ensure that a sealed container referred to in subregulation (2) is decontaminated and labelled in accordance with Schedule 9 clause 8 to indicate the presence of asbestos before being removed from the asbestos removal area.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.