Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations2

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (List of Works)–

a

the paragraph headed “Chemical incineration works” shall be omitted;

b

the following shall be substituted for the paragraph headed “Asbestos works”–

  • Asbestos works

  • Works in which–

    1. a

      raw asbestos ore is produced, but excluding any process directly associated with the mining of the ore; or

    2. b

      asbestos is used in the manufacture and industrial finishing of–

      1. i

        asbestos cement,

      2. ii

        asbestos cement products,

      3. iii

        asbestos fillers,

      4. iv

        asbestos filters,

      5. v

        asbestos floor coverings,

      6. vi

        asbestos friction products,

      7. vii

        asbestos insulating board,

      8. viii

        asbestos jointing, packaging and reinforcement materials,

      9. ix

        asbestos packing,

      10. x

        asbestos paper and card, or

      11. xi

        asbestos textiles; or

    3. c

      crocidolite is stripped from railway vehicles other than as part of repair or maintenance or during vehicle recovery after an accident; or

    4. d

      railway vehicles containing crocidolite are destroyed by burning at purpose built installations.

  • For the purposes of this paragraph, “asbestos” means any of the following fibrous silicates:

    • actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite or tremolite.

c

the following shall be substituted for sub-paragraph (b) of the paragraph headed “Electricity Works”–

b

for the generation of electricity for any purpose where the net rated thermal input of the works is 50 megawatts or more, other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.

d

the following paragraphs shall be inserted at the appropriate places–

  • Fibre works

  • Works in which glass fibre or mineral fibre (other than asbestos fibre) is made.

  • Incineration works

  • Works for the destruction by burning of–

    1. a

      waste produced from chemical manufacturing processes; or

    2. b

      chemical waste containing combined bromine, cadmium, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, lead, mercury, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur or zinc; or

    3. c

      waste produced in the manufacture of plastics; or

    4. d

      other waste, where the works are capable of incinerating 1 tonne or more of waste per hour.

  • Large combustion works

  • Works (other than those mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule) in which solid, liquid or gaseous fuel is burned in boilers or furnaces with a net rated thermal input of 50 megawatts or more.

  • Large glass works

  • Works capable of producing 5,000 tonnes or more of glass (other than glass fibre) per year.

  • Large paper pulp works

  • Works capable of producing 25,000 tonnes or more of paper pulp by chemical methods per year.