The Work and Pensions Committee launches an inquiry into how the Health & Safety Executive manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings. Read more
Author Archives: Ben Udall
Campaign: Airtight on Asbestos
A UK-wide campaign to influence the HSE’s regime on asbestos management so that it more accurately reflects the risk to public health Read more
HSE Consultative Document
The HSE Consultative Document , Amendments to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987, states that property owners and managers must have all non-domestic properties surveyed for asbestos, re-enforcing the existing duty under the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1992. The new consultative document goes on to state that all informationContinue reading “HSE Consultative Document”
Policy
AsbestosRegister.com was launched on 30 March 2001 and already has several thousand asbestos registers for specific properties. These have been supplied by property owners and managers from both the private and public sector. This is a great step towards our five year goal of establishing a national register of asbestos in buildings for the benefitContinue reading “Policy”