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asbestos);
 (e) crocidolite (blue asbestos);
 (f) tremolite asbestos.
atmospheric monitoring means the sampling of workplace atmospheres to derive a quantitative measure of exposure to a hazardous substance through inhalation.
biological monitoring means the measurement and evaluation of a hazardous substance, or its metabolites, in the body tissue, fluids or exhaled air of an employee or a contractor.
bona fide research:
 (a) means a systematic, investigative or experimental activity conducted for the purpose of:
 (i) acquiring new knowledge; or
 (ii) creating new or improved materials, products, devices, processes or services; and
 (b) includes an activity conducted for the purpose of preparing an item containing asbestos for display in a museum or other historical displays.
chemical name, in relation to a substance, means the recognised chemical name of the substance that is used generally in scientific and technical texts.
container:
 (a) means an object in, or by which, a substance is, or has been, wholly or partly contained or packed, whether or not the object is empty, partly filled or completely filled; and
 (b) does not include a tank or a bulk storage container within the meaning of the ADG Code.
emergency service includes a fire, ambulance and police department, and any other department, agency or instrumentality of the Crown, that may be required to attend at the scene of an emergency at a workplace.
exposure standard, in relation to exposure to a substance, means an airborne concentration of the substance in a person's breathing zone identified in accordance with the Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment [NOHSC:1003 (1995)].
hazardous substance means a scheduled carcinogenic substance.
Note: It is intended that this definition be expanded over time to cover other substances. The omission of a substance from this definition should not be presumed to be indicative of the absence of a hazard relating to the substance.
health surveillance means the monitoring of an employee or a contractor, including the use of biological monitoring, to identify changes (if any) in the employee's or contractor's health due to exposure to a hazardous substance, but does not include atmospheric monitoring.
in situ, in relation to a product that contains asbestos, means that, at the time the use of the form of asbestos that is in the product is prohibited under regulation 2.08, the product is fixed or installed:
 (a) in:
 (i) a ship or any other structure that forms a workplace; or
 (ii) a plant 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.
Examples: The following are examples of asbestos in products that are in situ:
(a)