Storage, distribution and labelling of raw asbestos and asbestos waste23
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 container clearly marked in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) showing that it contains asbestos.
2
Raw asbestos shall be labelled in accordance with the provision of Schedule 2.
3
Waste containing asbestos shall be labelled—
a
where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 19968 apply, in accordance with those Regulations;
b
where the waste is conveyed by road in a road tanker or tank container in circumstances where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 19969 apply, in accordance with those Regulations; and
c
in any other case, in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2.