Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment
400 Laundering, disposal and removal of personal protective equipment
(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure that personal protective equipment that is likely to be contaminated with lead dust:
(a) is sealed in a container before being removed from the lead process area; and
(b) so far as is reasonably practicable, is disposed of on the completion of the lead process work at a site equipped to accept lead‑contaminated equipment; and
(c) if it is not reasonably practicable to dispose of the personal protective equipment that is clothing:
(i) is laundered at a laundry, whether on‑site or off‑site, equipped to launder lead‑contaminated clothing; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to launder the clothing – is kept in the sealed container until it is reused for lead process 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 lead process area; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to decontaminate the equipment in the lead process area – is kept in the sealed container until it is reused for lead process work.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of an individual – $6 000.
in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.
Note for subregulation (1)
Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.
Example for subregulation (1)
Work boots.
(2) The person must ensure that a sealed container referred to in subregulation (1) is decontaminated before being removed from the lead process area.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of an individual – $6 000.
in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.
Notes for subregulation (2)
1 Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.
2 Regulation 335 also requires the container to be labelled to indicate the presence of lead.
(3) The person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that clothing contaminated with lead‑dust is not removed from the workplace unless it is to be:
laundered in accordance with this regulation; or
disposed of.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of an individual – $6 000.
in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.
Note for subregulation (3)
Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.
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