An employer or self-employed person must, as far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that all personal protective equipment contaminated with asbestos dust is thoroughly cleaned and handled in accordance with the following procedures-
(a) Where personal protective equipment is cleaned on the premises of the asbestos client, care must be taken to prevent contamination during handling, transport and cleaning; and
(b) water that is used for decontamination or cleaning of equipment must be filtered in accordance with regulation 9(3) before being released into any system.