Personal & Equipment Decontamination

Who this applies to

Scope

Workers, equipment and items leaving an asbestos work area.

Core procedure

Four essential steps

1. 01

   Establish facilities and movement routes appropriate to the removal class and risk.

2. 02

   Vacuum and wet-wipe tools and equipment using asbestos-suitable methods.

3. 03

   Follow the defined personal decontamination sequence without removing RPE too early.

4. 04

   Package items that cannot be fully decontaminated and treat them as asbestos-contaminated.