Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
217General exclusions
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217 General exclusions
(1) Regulations 219 to 223 and 224(c) do not apply for the purpose of—
(a) scientific analysis or research; or
(b) sampling and identification; or
(c) retention of asbestos samples for demonstration, education or practical training purposes; or
(d) non-asbestos mining or the extraction of stone if asbestos is encountered.
Activities under paragraphs (a) and (b) are asbestos-related activities under Division 8.
(2) Regulations 219 to 223 and 224(c) do not apply to soil from which visible asbestos-containing material has been removed, so far as is reasonably practicable, by the person proposing to supply, store, transport, sell, use or re-use the soil.
Any person supplying, storing, transporting, selling, using or re-using soil must visually inspect the soil and remove any visible asbestos-containing material from the soil.
Subdivision 2—Prohibitions