xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1ACTIVITIES, INSTALLATIONS AND MOBILE PLANT

PART 1ACTIVITIES

CHAPTER 3MINERAL INDUSTRIES

SECTION 3.2ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ASBESTOS

Part A

(a)Producing asbestos or manufacturing products based on or containing asbestos.

(b)Stripping asbestos from railway vehicles except—

(i)in the course of the repair or maintenance of the vehicle;

(ii)in the course of recovery operations following an accident; or

(iii)where the asbestos is permanently bonded in cement or in any other material (including plastic, rubber or resin).

Part B

(a)The industrial finishing of any of the following products where not related to an activity falling within Part A of this section—

(i)asbestos cement;

(ii)asbestos cement products;

(iii)asbestos fillers;

(iv)asbestos filters;

(v)asbestos floor coverings;

(vi)asbestos friction products;

(vii)asbestos insulating board;

(viii)asbestos jointing, packaging and reinforcement material;

(ix)asbestos packing;

(x)asbestos paper or card; or

(xi)asbestos textiles.

Part C

Nil

Interpretation of section 3.2

1.  In this section “asbestos” includes any of the following fibrous silicates: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite.