You’ve heard that the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 are being amended in October. If this is true what’s on the cards and how might the changes affect your business?
Published 28.09.2009
When asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) have been identified on your premises, you must ensure the occupants of the building are not exposed to risk. One action is to monitor the condition of these
materials. Use our form for this purpose.
Published 12.03.2020
If you have proof that there are no asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in your premises, you need to record this fact. You can do this using our new asbestos statement document. What’s covered?
Published 08.11.2012
Despite asbestos management responsibilities being well established, many businesses are still not doing what’s needed. As a case heard in November 2015 shows, it’s time to move beyond step one.
What’s to know?
Published 05.01.2016
The owner of a building has been given a suspended prison sentence after it was discovered that major refurbishment had taken place without an asbestos survey. Why was the HSE so sure asbestos had
been disturbed?
Published 19.11.2018
Your building was constructed in the late 1990s and you’re pretty sure that it doesn’t contain asbestos. Will you still need to have a suitable survey or can you get by without one?
Published 02.08.2011
In May 2015 the HSE prosecuted a company after it failed to identify asbestos materials in advance of construction work in a college. What type of survey ought to have been commissioned and why?
Published 19.06.2015
If you’re responsible for premises, managing any asbestos which may be present is a high priority. There are a number of rules regarding how to do this, but our flow chart makes it simple. What’s
covered?
Published 10.10.2019
Realising that you have a duty to manage asbestos-containing materials within your building you’ve commissioned a specialist surveyor to identify them. Now the report has arrived, what must you do
with it?
Published 04.03.2016
The government has issued asbestos management guidance to help those who maintain educational buildings. What concerns underpin this issue and how does the government advise that you deal with them?
Published 23.11.2020