{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/632",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-2012",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where a product containing asbestos may undergo processing or finishing it must bear a label containing safety instructions appropriate to the particular product and in particular the following instructions—\n“operate if possible out of doors 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”; and\n“dampen dust, place it in a properly closed receptacle and dispose of it safely”.\n(2) Additional safety information given on a label must not detract from or contradict the safety information given in accordance with sub-paragraph (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/632/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:38:52.742426+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}