Asbestos Regulations
 What
does the The Control of Asbestos Regulations (2006) Mean
to you and your organisation?
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (CAR
2006) covers work with asbestos, prohibitions on the
importation, supply and use of asbestos, and licensing
of asbestos-removal activities. More information here -
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2739/contents/made
Duty to Assess & Manage Asbestos
Regulation 4 of CAR 2006 contains explicit duty on the
owners and occupiers on non-domestic premises, who have
maintenance and repair responsibilities, to assess and
manage the risks from the presence of asbestos.
It is the responsibility of the ‘dutyholder’ (owner
or maintaining leaseholder of the property) under
current regulations to commission an
asbestos survey if required. The
survey
should conform to the HSG 264 (formerly MDHS 100)
surveying standard.
Important Note Regarding Sub-let or
Shared Ownership
Where properties are sub-let or have shared
ownership there may be shared responsibility e.g. in a
shopping centre, individual shops may have a responsibly
for their own units and the landlord for the common
areas of the building (stairwells, roof spaces, lift
shafts etc).
When an
asbestos survey to a property outlines the presence
of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM’s) there is a
legal responsibility of the ‘dutyholder’ to
manage
the materials.
The ACM’s must be safe, sealed, labelled and robustly
managed (a permit to work system may be required). Any
implemented
asbestos management system (a written document)
which should be reviewed annually (as a minimum) or
following any significant changes, such as ACM removal.
Guidance on the duty to manage asbestos can be found
in the Approved Code of Practice The Management of
Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises, L127:
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l127.pdf
All Legislation, Approved Codes of Practice and
Guidance Notes dealing with asbestos for the UK should
be considered before undertaking any work with asbestos
or asbestos containing materials.
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