Section 3.2—Activities Involving Asbestos
Part A(1)
Producing asbestos or manufacturing products based on or containing asbestos.
Stripping asbestos from railway vehicles except—
in the course of the repair or maintenance of the vehicle;
in the course of recovery operations following an accident; or
where the asbestos is permanently bonded in cement or in any other material (including plastic, rubber or resin).
Destroying a railway vehicle by burning if asbestos has been incorporated in, or sprayed on to, its structure.
Part A(2)
Nil.
Part B
The industrial finishing of any of the following products where not related to an activity falling within Part A(1) of this Section—
asbestos cement;
asbestos cement products;
asbestos fillers;
asbestos filters;
asbestos floor coverings;
asbestos friction products;
asbestos insulating board;
asbestos jointing, packaging and reinforcement material;
asbestos packing;
asbestos paper or card;
asbestos textiles.
Interpretation of Section 3.2
1. In this Section “asbestos” includes any of the following fibrous silicates: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite.