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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (MARITIME INDUSTRY) (NATIONAL STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2003 2003 NO. 324 - SCHEDULE 2

Permitted circumstances for using hazardous substances

(regulation 2.08)

Item


Substance (identified by substance name)


Permitted circumstance


1


Actinolite asbestos


1. Bona fide research.
2. Disturbance of naturally occurring actinolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of actinolite, for example, roadworks.


2


Amosite (brown asbestos)


1. Bona fide research.
2. Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of amosite.
3. Storage prior to removal or disposal of amosite.
4. Removal or disposal of amosite in accordance with:

(a) a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos; or
(b) if no such law applies — the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos [NOHSC:2002 (1988)].




5. Disturbance of naturally occurring amosite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of amosite, for example, roadworks.


3


Anthophyllite asbestos


1. Bona fide research.
2. Disturbance of naturally occurring anthophyllite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of anthophyllite, for example, roadworks.


4


Chrysotile (white asbestos)


1. Bona fide research.
2. Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of chrysotile.
3. Storage prior to removal or disposal of chrysotile.
4. Removal or disposal of chrysotile in accordance with:

(a) a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos; or
(b) if no such law applies — the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos [NOHSC:2002 (1988)].




5. Disturbance of naturally occurring chrysotile that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of chrysotile, for example, roadworks.
6. Use (without disturbance) of chrysotile in products that are in situ.


5


Crocidolite (blue asbestos)


1. Bona fide research.
2. Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of crocidolite.
3. Storage prior to removal or disposal of crocidolite.
4. Removal or disposal of crocidolite in accordance with:

(a) a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos; or
(b) if no such law applies — the Code of Practice for the Safe Removal of Asbestos [NOHSC:2002 (1988)].




5. Disturbance of naturally occurring crocidolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of crocidolite, for example, roadworks.


6


Tremolite asbestos


1. Bona fide research.
2. Disturbance of naturally occurring tremolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of tremolite, for example, roadworks.




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