Posted By Mark Preston
This is the schedule to the regs that lists the products containing Chrysotile that are prohibited - Regulation 7(1)
"PRODUCTS CONTAINING CHRYSOTILE WHICH ARE PROHIBITED
"1. The supply or use of the products containing chrysotile described in the following paragraphs of this Schedule are prohibited.
"2. Materials or preparations intended to be applied by spraying.
"3. Paints or varnishes.
"4. Filters for liquids, except that this prohibition shall not apply to filters for medical use until after 31st December 1994.
"5. Road surfacing material where the fibre content is more than 2%.
"6. Mortars, protective coatings, fillers, sealants, jointing compounds, mastics, glues and decorative products in powder form and decorative finishes.
"7. Insulating or soundproofing materials which when used in their intended form have a density of less than 1g/kg3.
"8. Air filters and filters used in the transport, distribution and utilisation of natural gas and town gas.
"9. Underlays for plastic floor and wall coverings.
"10. Textiles finished in the form intended to be supplied to the end user unless treated to avoid fibre release, except that this prohibition shall not apply to diaphragms for electrolysis processes until
after 31st December 1998.
"11. Roofing felt after 1st July 1993."
I'd say that your product fell into category 6
The 1992 Prohibitions Regs have been amended twice in 1999, the first time to add a load of derogations to the 1992 chrysotile prohibitions - I don't think your application falls into these derogations, but I'm not entirely clear on this MOD application so check them yourself - you can access the 1999 amendments on the Stationary Office website
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/. The second set of amendments just deleted one of these derogations - on vehicle brake linings.