Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 472

472 Disposing of asbestos waste and contaminated personal protective equipment

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

(a) is contained and labelled in accordance with the GHS 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—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(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.

Example—

work boots

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(3) An asbestos removalist must ensure that a sealed container mentioned in subsection (2) is decontaminated and labelled in accordance with the GHS to indicate the presence of asbestos before being removed from the asbestos removal area.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.