Article 16

the places in which the above activities take place:

1. (i)

   are clearly demarcated and indicated by warning signs;

2. (ii)

   are not accessible to workers other than those who by reason of their work or duties are required to enter them;

3. (iii)

   constitute areas where there should be no smoking;

areas are set aside where workers can eat and drink without risking contamination by asbestos dust;

workers are provided with appropriate working or protective clothing; this working or protective clothing remains within the undertaking; it may, however, be laundered in establishments outside the undertaking which are equipped for this sort of work if the undertaking does not carry out the cleaning itself; in that event the clothing shall be transported in closed containers;

separate storage places are provided for working or protective clothing and for street clothes;

workers are provided with appropriate and adequate washing and toilet facilities, including showers in the case of dusty operations;

protective equipment is placed in a well-defined place and checked and cleaned after each use, and appropriate measures are taken to repair or replace defective equipment before further use.