Marginal note:Definitions

1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

“asbestos product”

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“asbestos product” means a product that contains any type of asbestos, including actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, cummingtonite, fibrous erionite and tremolite.

“display surface”

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“display surface” means any part of the surface area of an asbestos product or its container on which the information required by these Regulations can be displayed. It does not include the surface area of the bottom, of any seam or of any concave or convex surface near the top or the bottom of a product or container.

“main display panel”

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“main display panel” means any part of the display surface that is displayed or visible under normal conditions of sale to the consumer. It includes

• (a) in the case of a rectangular product or container, the largest side of the display surface;

• (b) in the case of a cylindrical product or container, the larger of

  • (i) the area of the top, and

  • (ii) 40% of the area obtained by multiplying the circumference of the product or container by the height of the display surface;

• (c) in the case of a bag, the largest side of the bag; and

• (d) in any other case, the largest side of the product or container that is not less than 40% of the total display surface.

Marginal note:Scope

2. These Regulations apply to the importation, advertising and sale of asbestos products.

Marginal note:Conditions

• 3. (1) An asbestos product that does not contain crocidolite asbestos and that is set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection must meet the requirements set out in column 2.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Non-crocidolite asbestos products	Requirements
  1.	A textile fibre product that is worn on the person	(a) The product provides protection from fire or heat hazards. (b) A person who uses the product in a reasonably foreseeable manner cannot come into contact with airborne asbestos from the product.
  2.	A product that is used by a child in learning or play	Asbestos cannot become separated from the product.
  3.	Drywall joint cement or compound, or spackling or patching compound, that is used in construction, repair or renovation	Asbestos cannot become separated from the product during its post-manufacture preparation, application or removal.
  4.	A product that is applied by spraying	(a) The asbestos is encapsulated with a binder during spraying. (b) The materials that result from the spraying are not friable after drying.

• Marginal note:Prohibitions

  (2) The importation, advertising or sale of the following asbestos products that do not contain crocidolite asbestos is prohibited:

  • (a) a product for use in modelling or sculpture;

  • (b) a product for use in simulating ashes or embers; and

  • (c) a product that is composed entirely of asbestos.