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Regulation 24 Storage, distribution and labelling of raw asbestos and asbestos wasteF1I1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Every employer who undertakes work with asbestos shall ensure that raw asbestos or waste which contains asbestos is not—

(a)

stored;

(b)

received into or despatched from any place of work; or

(c)

distributed within any place of work, except in a totally enclosed distribution system,

unless it is in a sealed receptacle, or where more appropriate, sealed wrapping, clearly marked in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) showing that it contains asbestos.

(2)

Raw asbestos shall be labelled in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2.

(3)

Waste containing asbestos shall be labelled—

(a)

where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) F22010 f1 apply, in accordance with those Regulations; and

(b)

in any other case in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked with savings (28.5.2012) by The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/179), reg. 33(1) (with regs. 3(5), 33(3))

F2

Reg. 24(3)(a) text amended (19.5.2010) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/160), Sch. 5

Commencement

I1

Reg. 24 in operation at 1.3.2007, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

S.R. 2006 No. 173