| 1)
Regulations 6 to 12 shall have effect with a view to protecting persons against
risks to their health, whether immediate or delayed, arising from exposure to
substances hazardous to health except - |
a)
where and to the extent that the following Regulations apply, namely - |
i)
the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 1980; |
ii)
the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987; |
b)
where the substance is hazardous to health solely by virtue of its radioactive,
explosive or flammable properties, or solely because it is at a high or low temperature
or a high pressure; |
c)
where the risk to health is a risk to the health of a person to whom the substance
is administered in the course of his medical treatment; |
d)
where the substance hazardous to health is an inhalable dust which is below ground
in any mine of coal; |
| 2)
In paragraph 1 c) "medical treatment" means medical or dental examination
or treatment which is conducted by, or under the direction of, a registered medical
practitioner or registered dentist and includes any such examination, treatment
or administration of any substance conducted for the purpose of research. |
| 3)
Nothing in these Regulations shall prejudice any requirement imposed by or under
any enactment relating to public health or the protection of the environment.
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