Removing asbestos in workplaces - Compliance ... - WorkSafe Victoria

Additional requirements for licensedasbestos removal269. The employer must provide towels and soap to allow employees toappropriately decontaminate themselves. The employer needs to assess eachremoval job to determine the number of decontamination units required. As aguide, one decontamination unit needs to be provided for every six employeesin the removal area.270. The dirty decontamination area needs to include:• a suitable rack for air-lines to be stored on at the entrance of the area• equipment for vacuum cleaning or hosing down (by use of a fine mist)of contaminated clothing and footwear• storage for contaminated clothing and footwear• labelled waste bags/bins for disposing of protective clothing• shower area with an adequate supply of hot and cold water and toiletries.Entry from removal areaDirtydecontaminationareaBuffer zoneCleandecontaminationareaAIRFLOWCleanchange areaoverlappingplastic sheetsstorage for reusablecontaminated clothingand footweardisposal ofcontaminatedclothingmovement of airtowards removal areafilterbox forcontaminatedwaterstorage forrespiratorssupply ofclean coverallsstorage forclean clothingexit to workplacein clean clothingFigure 8: An example of a decontamination facility arrangement.50 Compliance code / Removing asbestos in workplaces WorkSafe Victoria