Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH) REGULATIONS 2007 - SCHEDULE 2

[r. 30]

Division 1  — Preliminary

1 .         Terms used in this Schedule

                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

            (c)         analysis to identify the kind or quantities of ingredients in a substance;

        in situ , in relation to a product that contains asbestos, means that, at the time the use of the form of asbestos in the product is prohibited under regulation 30, the product is fixed or installed —

            (a)         in —

                  (i)         a building or any other structure that forms a workplace; or

                  (ii)         a plant, a vehicle or any other thing that is for use at a workplace;

                and

            (b)         in a way that does not constitute a risk to users until the asbestos contained in the product is disturbed.

Division 2  — Permitted circumstances for using certain hazardous substances

Table

Item	Substance (identified by substance name)	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.

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

Table

Item	Substance (identified by substance name, with chemical abstract number in square brackets)	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.         Removal or disposal of amosite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.
		2.         Dealing with naturally occurring amosite if the amosite is not used in a new application.
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.         Removal or disposal of crocidolite in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.
		2.         Dealing with naturally occurring crocidolite if the crocidolite is not used in a new application.
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 of a State or Territory 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 of a State or Territory 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 awaiting disposal of chrysotile.
		3.         Removal or disposal of chrysotile in accordance with a law of a State or Territory relating to the removal of asbestos.
		4.         Dealing with naturally occurring chrysotile encountered during mining for a mineral other than any kind of asbestos, or encountered during the recovery of petroleum.
		5.         Removal (without disturbance) of a product containing chrysotile that is in situ at the commencement of these regulations.
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 a State or Territory 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.