The Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1998

1.  In paragraph (1) of regulation 2–

(a) in the definition of “action level” for the number “96” substitute “72”;

(b) in the definition of “control limit” for the number “0.5” substitute “0.3” and for the number “1.5” substitute “0.9”; and

(c) before the definition of “the Executive” insert the following definition–

““EN 45001” means European Standard EN 45001, “General criteria for the operation of testing laboratories” accepted by the Comité Européen de Normalisation and the Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (CEN/CENELEC) on 23rd June 1989(1), as revised or reissued from time to time;”.

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Reference number EN 45001: 1989 E.