Schedule Sch 3 - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021 - Hazardous substances

Schedule 3—Hazardous substances

Regulation 98(2)

Part 1—Interpretation

In this Schedule—

bona fide research means a systematic, investigative or experimental activity conducted for the purpose of—

(a) acquiring new knowledge; or

(b) creating new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services; or

in situ means—

(a) in relation to a facility that contains asbestos—that the asbestos was fixed or installed in the facility—

(i) before 1 January 2005; and

(ii) in such a way that the asbestos does not constitute a risk to any person unless the asbestos is disturbed; and

(b) in relation to an item of plant that contains asbestos—that the asbestos was fixed or installed in the item of plant—

(i) before 1 January 2005; and

(ii) in such a way that the asbestos does not constitute a risk to any person unless the asbestos is disturbed.

Part 2—Permitted circumstances for using certain hazardous substances

| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Substance (identified by substance name) | Column 3 Permitted circumstance | | 1 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (also known as PCBs) | 1 Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal 2 Storage prior to removal or disposal 3 Removal or disposal 4 Use when contained in existing electrical equipment or construction material 5 Repair of existing electrical equipment or construction material |

Part 3—Permitted circumstances for using certain hazardous substances with carcinogenic properties

| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Substance (identified by substance name, with chemical abstract number in square brackets) | Column 3 Permitted circumstance | | 1 | 2‑Acetylaminofluorene [53‑96‑3] | Bona fide research | | 2 | Aflatoxins | Bona fide research | | 3 | 4‑Aminodiphenyl [92‑67‑1] | Bona fide research | | 4 | Amosite (brown asbestos) [12172‑73‑5] | 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 law relating to the removal of asbestos | | | | 5 Disturbance of naturally occurring amosite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of amosite, for example, roadworks | | | | 6 Use of a facility that contains amosite, or use of an item of plant that is attached to a facility and that contains amosite, where— (a) the amosite is in situ; and (b) the use does not disturb the amosite | | 5 | Benzidine [92‑87‑5] and its salts, including benzidine dihydrochloride [531‑85‑1] | Bona fide research | | 6 | bis(Chloromethyl) ether [542‑88‑1] | Bona fide research | | 7 | Chloromethyl methyl ether (technical grade containing bis(chloromethyl) ether) [107‑30‑2] | Bona fide research | | 8 | Crocidolite (blue asbestos) [12001‑28‑4] | 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 law relating to the removal of asbestos | | | | 5 Disturbance of naturally occurring crocidolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of crocidolite, for example, roadworks | | | | 6 Use (without disturbance) of crocidolite in products that are in situ | | 9 | 4‑Dimethylaminoazo‑benzene [60‑11‑7] | Bona fide research | | 10 | 2‑Naphthylamine [91‑59‑8] and its salts | Bona fide research | | 11 | 4‑Nitrodiphenyl [92‑93‑3] | Bona fide research | | 12 | Actinolite asbestos [77536‑66‑4] | 1 Bona fide research 2 Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of actinolite | | | | 3 Storage prior to removal or disposal of actinolite 4 Removal or disposal of actinolite in accordance with a law relating to the removal of asbestos 5 Disturbance of naturally occurring actinolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of actinolite, for example, roadworks 6 Use (without disturbance) of actinolite in products that are in situ | | 13 | Anthophyllite asbestos [77536‑67‑5] | 1 Bona fide research 2 Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of anthophyllite 3 Storage prior to removal or disposal of anthophyllite 4 Removal or disposal of anthophyllite in accordance with a law relating to the removal of asbestos | | | | 5 Disturbance of naturally occurring anthophyllite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of anthophyllite, for example, roadworks 6 Use (without disturbance) of anthophyllite in products that are in situ | | 14 | Chrysotile (white asbestos) [12001‑29‑5] | 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 law relating to the removal of asbestos | | | | 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 | | 15 | Tremolite asbestos [77536‑68‑6] | 1 Bona fide research 2 Handling for storage prior to removal or disposal of tremolite 3 Storage prior to removal or disposal of tremolite 4 Removal or disposal of tremolite in accordance with a law of the State relating to the removal of asbestos 5 Disturbance of naturally occurring tremolite that is incidental to operations not related to the extraction or processing of tremolite, for example, roadworks 6 Use (without disturbance) of tremolite in products that are in situ |

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