News Headlines
New guidance from HSE published on 29 January 2010 full story....
Lead Hazards - thousands of workers at risk of lead-related ill-health full story....
Standards for PPE revisedfull story....
Re-launch of HSE asbestos awareness campaign full story....
Council and Contractor Fined after Asbestos Disturbed full story....
Amencon maintain UKAS ISO 17020 accreditation in surveying for asbestos in domestic, industrial and commercial premises until 2013 full story....
IARC affirms there is sufficient evidence for asbestos to be classified as a known human carcinogen ...full story
HSE warning about exposing untrained workers to asbestos
Electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution...full story
New Penalties for Health & Safety Offences
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008 came into force on 16 January 2009. The Act introduces additional penalties for both employers and employees ...full story
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The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 came into force on
21st November 2002 to replace the 1987 Regulations.
The 2002 Regulations
include a requirement (Regulation 4) on the dutyholder to make an assessment
as to whether asbestos is or is liable to be present in non-domestic
premises occupied by him and in which persons work.
The new Regulation places an explicit duty on people in control of premises
which requires them to:
- take reasonable steps to locate materials likely to contain asbestos
and check their condition;
- presume that materials contain asbestos unless there is strong evidence
to suppose that they do not;
- make a written record of the location and condition of asbestos and
presumed asbestos containing materials (ACMs) and keep the record up
to date;
- assess the risk of the likelihood of anyone being exposed to these
materials;
- prepare a plan to manage the risk and put it into effect to ensure
that:
- any material known or presumed to contain asbestos is kept in a good
state of repair;
- any material that contains or is presumed to contain asbestos is,
because of the risks associated with its location or condition, repaired
or if necessary removed;
- information on the location and condition of the material is given
to anyone potentially at risk.
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