This leaflet is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.| www.hse.gov.uk
Guidance covering licensed asbestos removal and the sampling of asbestos-containing materials.| www.hse.gov.uk
For businesses holding a licence to work with (either repair or removal of) asbestos-containing materials (ACMs).| www.hse.gov.uk
Information on the licensing process for working with asbestos| www.hse.gov.uk
Asbestos is not just a problem of the past. It can be present today in any building built or refurbished before the year 2000.| www.hse.gov.uk
Workers who are likely to disturb asbestos must be appropriately trained to work safely with asbestos or trained to be aware of it and stop work.| www.hse.gov.uk
Before starting any work that is likely to disturb asbestos, an employer must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.| www.hse.gov.uk
If the building was built or refurbished before 2000, assume that there is asbestos in it.| www.hse.gov.uk
This guidance is for the person who has a legal duty to manage asbestos in a building – the ‘dutyholder’.| www.hse.gov.uk
he duty to manage asbestos in buildings covers all non-domestic premises0 and common parts of multi-occupancy domestic premises.| www.hse.gov.uk
An asbestos management plan sets out the procedures and arrangements to manage the risk from asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in your premises.| www.hse.gov.uk
An asbestos survey aims tonprovide accurate information on the location, amount and condition of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs)...| www.hse.gov.uk
Most higher-risk work with asbestos must only be done by a licensed contractor. All licensable work must be notified. Which work is licensable?| www.hse.gov.uk
Asbestos essentials| www.hse.gov.uk
If your work is likely to involve asbestos, you and your employer must take action to make sure you and others are not exposed to it.| www.hse.gov.uk