Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418:body:0:p40
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00418
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 103821–106607

eliminates the release of airborne asbestos fibres by ensuring:
    * bagged asbestos waste is securely packaged in labelled containers
    * waste containers are secure during transport
    * the method of unloading the waste is according to waste disposal procedures so that tearing of the plastic lining at the landfill site is prevented.
The asbestos waste must be disposed of as soon as reasonably practicable, whether that is:
    * at the end of the removal job
    * when the waste containers are full
    * at the end of each day if the asbestos waste cannot be secured at the removal site.

Asbestos waste bags
All asbestos waste, friable asbestos and small pieces of non-friable asbestos must be contained to prevent exposure to airborne asbestos fibres. Containment is to be in new heavy-duty 200 µm (minimum thickness) polythene bags that are no more than 1200 mm long and 900mm wide to prevent manual handling injuries.
Controlled wetting of the asbestos waste should be carried out to minimise asbestos dust emissions during bag/polythene sealing or any subsequent rupture of the bag or wrapped bundles. The bags must be twisted tightly and have the neck folded over and secured with adhesive tape (referred to as goose-necking).
To minimise the risk of a bag tearing or splitting and to assist in manual handling, asbestos waste bags should not be filled more than half full (depending on the weight of the items) and excess air should be gently evacuated from the waste bag in a way that does not cause the release of dust.
The bags should be labelled with appropriate signage stating that they contain asbestos and that dust creation and inhalation should be avoided.
The external surface of each bag should be cleaned to remove any adhering dust before the bag is removed from the asbestos removal work area and double bagged outside the asbestos removal areas immediately following the decontamination process.

Polythene sheeting for containing asbestos waste
Asbestos sheeting and redundant asbestos-lagged pipes and equipment should be contained in heavy-duty 200 µm (minimum thickness) polythene sheeting.
Polythene sheeting should be new (not recycled) as recycled sheeting can have flaws in it. Once wrapped in plastic, the bundles need to be labelled to indicate they contain asbestos so they can be treated appropriately.
Asbestos sheeting and redundant asbestos-lagged pipes and equipment should be double wrapped in the polythene sheeting and adhesive tape applied to the entire length of every overlap to secure the bundles to minimise the risk of the polythene sheeting tearing or splitting.

Removing waste from the removal work area
Once the waste has been removed from the asbestos removal work area, it should either be:
    * placed in a solid waste