You’ve had an asbestos survey carried out, through which you’ve identified materials which you want to have removed. How should you organise the work to ensure that the job is done safely?
Published 10.02.2017
The HSE has reviewed and updated its asbestos essentials task sheets in order to highlight the importance of information, instruction and training. What else has changed and what training is
required?
Published 20.11.2017
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
You have a small asbestos outbuilding which is falling apart and needs to be taken down. Do you need to appoint an approved asbestos contractor or can you do it in-house?
Published 28.09.2020
In March 2015 the BBC reported that asbestos was present in nearly 90% of schools in the UK. There were also demands for it to be removed. Does this apply beyond school premises?
Published 11.05.2015
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
Two company directors have been fined after a refurbishment project at a former department store was found to have repeatedly disturbed asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). What were the failures
and what can you do to prevent a similar outcome?
Published 04.07.2022
Wherever asbestos-containing materials are present they’re difficult to manage, but when you add in members of the public, expensive retail space and stock the problems multiply. How should retail
managers tackle these challenges?
Published 23.08.2013
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 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