Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulation (2), a person conducting a business or undertaking for
which asbestos‑related work is carried out 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‑related work 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) The person must
ensure that personal protective equipment used in asbestos‑related work
and contaminated with asbestos —
(a) is
sealed in a container, and that the exterior of the container is
decontaminated and labelled in accordance with Schedule 9 clause 8
to indicate the presence of asbestos before being removed; and
(b) so
far as is reasonably practicable, is disposed of on the completion of the
asbestos‑related 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 the purposes of asbestos‑related work;
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 the purposes of asbestos‑related work.
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) The person 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‑related work area.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.