SCHEDULE 1Activities
PART 2Activities
CHAPTER 3Mineral Industries
SECTION 3.2Activities Involving Asbestos
1
In this Section “asbestos” means any of the following fibrous silicates: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite and tremolite.
Part A(1)
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).
c
Destroying a railway vehicle by burning if asbestos has been incorporated in, or sprayed on to, its structure.
Part B
a
Unless related to an activity falling within Part A(1) of this Section, the industrial finishing of—
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.