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Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994
Sch 1Hazardous substances
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Schedule 1 Hazardous substances
(regulation 6.16)
Part 1 Permitted circumstances for using certain hazardous substances
| Column 1Item | Column 2Substance (identified by substance name) | Column 3Permitted circumstance |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 101 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (also known as PCBs) | 1. Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal.1A. Storage prior to removal or disposal.2. Removal or disposal.3. Use when contained in existing electrical equipment or construction material.4. Repair of existing electrical equipment or construction material. |
Part 2 Permitted circumstances for using certain hazardous substances with carcinogenic properties
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:359.2pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Column 1</span><br><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Column 2</span><br><span>Substance (identified by substance name)</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableColHead" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Column 3</span><br><span>Permitted circumstance</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>201</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>2</span><span>‑</span><span>Acetylaminofluorene</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>202</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Aflatoxins</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>203</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>4</span><span>‑</span><span>Aminodiphenyl</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>204</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid"><span>Amosite (brown asbestos)</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:21.95pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.95pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>2.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of amosite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.95pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>3.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of amosite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.95pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of amosite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.95pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring amosite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of amosite, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:21.95pt; text-indent:-21.95pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:13.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of amosite in products that are in situ.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>205</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Benzidine and its salts, including benzidine dihydrochloride</span></p></td><td style="width:141pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>206</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>bis(Chloromethyl) ether</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>207</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Chloromethyl methyl ether (technical grade containing bis(chloromethyl) ether)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:84.75pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>208</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Crocidolite (blue asbestos)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt"><span>1.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt"><span>2.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of crocidolite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt"><span>3.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of crocidolite.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:190.5pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of crocidolite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring crocidolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of crocidolite, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of crocidolite in products that are in situ.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>209</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>4</span><span>‑</span><span>Dimethylaminoazo</span><span>‑</span><span>benzene</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span>210</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>2</span><span>‑</span><span>Naphthylamine and its salts</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>211</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>4</span><span>‑</span><span>Nitrodiphenyl</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Bona fide research</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:150pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>212</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Actinolite asbestos</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>2.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of actinolite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>3.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of actinolite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of actinolite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:126pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring actinolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of actinolite, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of actinolite in products that are in situ.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>213</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Anthophyllite asbestos</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>2.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of anthophyllite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>3.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of anthophyllite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of anthophyllite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring anthophyllite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of anthophyllite, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of anthophyllite in products that are in situ.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>214</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Chrysotile (white asbestos)</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>2.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of chrysotile.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>3.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of chrysotile.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of chrysotile in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring chrysotile that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of chrysotile, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of chrysotile in products that are in situ.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:150pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>215</span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span>Tremolite asbestos</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>1.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Bona fide research.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>2.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of tremolite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>3.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Storage prior to removal or disposal of tremolite.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>4.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Removal or disposal of tremolite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:126pt"><td style="width:58.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:136.1pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText"><span></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:141.3pt; padding-right:3.95pt; padding-left:3.95pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableText" style="margin-left:16.45pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>5.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Disturbance of naturally occurring tremolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of tremolite, for example, roadworks.</span></p><p class="TableText" style="margin-top:6pt; margin-left:16.45pt; text-indent:-16.45pt; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid"><span>6.</span><span style="width:8.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>Use (without disturbance) of tremolite in products that are in situ.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:66pt"></td><td style="width:144pt"></td><td style="width:148.9pt"></td><td style="width:0.3pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>
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