Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 33 of 2003).

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Waste management

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Regulations, with the exception of regulations 4, 5, 11, 12, 20 and 21(5) to (7), implement as respects Northern Ireland: (a) Council Directive 76/769/EEC as amended by Council Directive 83/478/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations, insofar as it relates to the labelling of products for use at work containing asbestos; (b) Council Directive 83/477/EEC as amended by Council Directive 91/382/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work except insofar as this Directive was implemented by the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.R. 1993 No. 25) which prohibited asbestos spraying; (c) Council Directive 90/394/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) insofar as it relates to asbestos; and (d) Council Directive 98/24/EC on the protection of the health and safety of workers from risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) insofar as it relates to risks to health from exposure to asbestos.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 31 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX