Storage, distribution and labelling of raw asbestos and asbestos wasteN.I.
24.—(1) Every employer who undertakes work with asbestos shall ensure that raw asbestos or waste which contains asbestos is not—
(a)stored;
(b)received into or despatched from any place of work; or
(c)distributed within any place of work, except in a totally enclosed distribution system,
unless it is in a sealed receptacle or where more appropriate, sealed wrapping, clearly marked in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) showing that it contains asbestos.
(2) Raw asbestos shall be labelled in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2.
(3) Waste containing asbestos shall be labelled—
(a)where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 M1 apply, in accordance with those Regulations; and
(b)in any other case in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2.
Marginal Citations
M1S.R. 2010 No. 160, as amended by S.R. 2011 No. 365