Asbestos decontamination: Contaminated Containers

Where only one means of egress exists and the shower room is used as a waste washroom, workers are to be stationed in each room/area of the decontamination enclosure to transfer/process the containers and equipment to or from adjacent sections.

These workers are not to cross into the adjacent areas/rooms until the waste/equipment transfer is finished for that period and the workers have gone through required decontaminations.

The clean room/holding area workers shall have entered from uncontaminated areas with appropriate personal protective equipment; or prior to the start of waste transfer, these workers shall have exited the work area, fully decontaminated, and subsequently donned clean personal protective equipment.

External surfaces of contaminated containers and equipment shall be cleaned by wet cleaning and/or HEPA vacuuming in the work area before transferring such items into the decontamination enclosure system. Contaminated workers shall not enter the washroom during this procedure.