302Application of Division

302  Application of Division

This Division applies to the following activities (asbestos-related activities) that are carried out at a workplace—

(a) the handling, including for the purpose of removal or transport for disposal, of aircraft and automotive components that are asbestos-containing material or that have asbestos-containing material fixed to them or installed in them;

(b) the laundering of clothing contaminated with asbestos;

(c) research involving asbestos;

(d) sampling or analysis involving suspected asbestos;

(e) the transport of asbestos waste for disposal purposes;

Reg. 302(f) substituted by S.R. No. 88/2021 reg. 12.

(f) working at a place or premises authorised under the Environment Protection Act 2017 or regulations made under that Act to receive asbestos waste;

(g) the enclosing or sealing of asbestos;

(h) hand-drilling and cutting of asbestos‑containing material;

(i) maintenance of dust extraction equipment, contaminated with asbestos;

(j) processing of construction and demolition material in accordance with the method determined by the Authority under regulation 206(b);

(k) any other activity (other than asbestos removal work to which Division 7 applies) that is likely to produce airborne asbestos fibres in excess of one half of the asbestos exposure standard;

(l) any other activity determined by the Authority for the purposes of this Division.

The general requirements of Divisions 1 and 2, and the prohibitions in Divisions 3 and 4, also apply to the activities listed in this Division.