When the HSE was asked whether all asbestos-containing materials should be compulsorily removed from buildings, its comments gave an insight into its concerns about the asbestos removal industry.
What’s the story?
Published 12.09.2019
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
If you have asbestos in your building, the usual course of action is to leave it alone. So what should you do if planned works are likely to disturb it? Use our permit to work - asbestos to get it
right.
Published 10.03.2015
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
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
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
A company has been prosecuted after it was discovered that asbestos-containing materials it knew were present were left to deteriorate and spread fibres throughout a workplace. What measures should
it have implemented?
Published 26.04.2019
Asbestos-containing materials were still used in buildings until 1999. It’s therefore not unusual for asbestos to be found during building maintenance or alterations. What should you do if you come
across it?
Published 19.03.2021
As a council recently found out to its cost, having your buildings surveyed for asbestos isn’t enough if you want to avoid incidents. You actually need to do something with the information. What did
it get wrong?
Published 20.10.2010
A council has been fined £200,000 after asbestos materials were discovered in a poor condition in a primary school. The school was under the control of a third party at the time, so why was the local
authority at fault?
Published 24.10.2018