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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-at-work-regulations-1987/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2115",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of any other legislation relating to health and safety at work, where any product may undergo processing or finishing it shall bear a label containing any safety instructions appropriate to the particular product and in particular the following instructions—\n“operate if possible out of doors or in a well ventilated place”;\n“preferably use hand tools or low speed tools equipped, if necessary, with an appropriate dust extraction facility. If high speed tools are used, they should always be so equipped”;\n“if possible, dampen before cutting or drilling”;\n“dampen dust and place it in a properly closed receptacle and dispose of it safely”.\n(2) Any additional safety information given on any label shall not detract from or contradict the safety information given in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "affecting": "uksi/1996/2092",
      "affecting_title": "The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996"
    },
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      "affecting": "uksi/1993/1746",
      "affecting_title": "The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging) Regulations 1993"
    },
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      "affecting": "uksi/1994/3247",
      "affecting_title": "The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 1994"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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