Additional prohibition of the manufacture, import, transfer, offer, or use of
asbestos-containing products
Underlined portions are going to be deleted or replaced from the current positive list which
provides products not prohibited from manufacturing, etc ,
Product name Application and condition
after revision current
(a) Those used for the joint parts (a) Those used for the joint parts
1. Compressed which treat fluid at 200C or higher which treat fluid at 100C or higher or
asbestos sheet in the existing domestic facilities of fluid under the pressure of 3 MPa or
gasket(Compresse service to the chemical industry. greater in the existing domestic
d asbestos fiber facilities of service to the chemical
gasket) industry.
(b) Those of 1,500mm or larger in (b) Those of 1,500mm or larger in
diameter, which are used for joint diameter, which are used for joint
parts in the existing domestic parts in the existing domestic facilities
facilities of service to the chemical of service to the chemical industry.
industry.
(c) Those used for the joint parts which
treat sulfur trioxide at 450C or higher
in the existing domestic facilities of
service to the steel industry.
(d) Those used for domestically
manufactured submarines.
2. Spiral wound Those used for the joint parts which Those used for the joint parts which
gasket treat fluid at 400C or higher, treat fluid at 400C or higher, highly
oxidizing fluid (nitric acid, nitrous corrosive fluid (pH2 or less and pH11.5
acid, sulfuric acid or their respective or greater, molten metallic sodium,
salts) at 300C or higher in the yellow phosphorus or red phosphorus),
existing domestic facilities of service highly permeable fluid(chlorine,
to the chemical industry. hydrogen chloride, fluorine, hydrogen
fluoride or iodic gas) or oxidizing fluid
(nitric acid, nitrous acid, sulfuric acid,
chromic acid or their respective salts)
at 300C or higher in the existing
domestic facilities of service to the
chemical industry.
3. Metal-jacketed Those used for the joint parts which
gaskets treat hot blast for blast-furnace at
1000C or higher in the existing
domestic facilities of service to the
steel industry.
4. Gland packing Those used for the joint parts which (a) Those used for the joint parts
(Compression treat fluid at 400C or higher or which treat fluid at 400C or higher or
Packing) oxidizing fluid (an oxidizing fluid oxidizing fluid (an oxidizing fluid with
with a temperature of 300C or a temperature of 300C or higher
higher (nitric acid, nitrous acid, (nitric acid, nitrous acid, sulfuric acid,
sulfuric acid or their respective chromic acid or their respective salts)
salts) at 300C or higher in the at 300C or higher in the existing
existing domestic facilities of service domestic facilities of service to the
to the chemical industry. chemical industry.
(b) Those used for domestically
manufactured submarines.
5.Thermal Those used for domestically Those used for domestically
insulator manufactured missiles. manufactured missiles.
6. Raw material Those used as raw material or Those used as raw material or
components of products as shown in components of products as shown in
the above items 1~5. the above items 1~5.
Article 3, Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order for Partially Revising the Cabinet Order for
Enforcement of the Law on Industrial Safety and Hygiene (Cabinet Order No. 257, 2006)