SCHEDULE 2MODIFICATIONS

PART VIITHE CONTROL OF ASBESTOS AT WORK REGULATIONS 1987

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In regulation 8(3), after “shall” the first time that word appears, insert “comply with paragraph (3A) or, where no requirement is imposed by that paragraph, shall”.

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Insert the following new paragraph after regulation 8(3)—

3A

Any respiratory protective equipment provided in pursuance of paragraph (2) or protective clothing provided in pursuance of regulation 11(1) shall comply with this paragraph if it complies with any enactment (whether in an Act or instrument) which implements in Great Britain any provision on design or manufacture with respect to health or safety in any relevant Community directive listed in Schedule 1 to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 which is applicable to that item of respiratory protective equipment or protective clothing.

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In regulation 20(2), omit the fullstop and add “and that any provision imposed by the European Communities in respect of the encouragement of improvements in the safety and health of workers at work will be satisfied.”.