This information will be of particular interest to employers, asbestos contractors and others with duties under asbestos regulations, together with those workers currently at greatest risk from exposure to asbestos.
Managing and working with asbestos
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
The Control of Asbestos Regulations prohibit the importation, supply and use of all forms of asbestos. They continue the ban introduced for blue and brown asbestos in 1985 and for white asbestos in 1999.
The duty to manage
The duty to manage is directed at those who manage non-domestic premises: the people with responsibility for protecting others who work in such premises, or use them in other ways, from the risks to ill health that exposure to asbestos causes.
Licensing
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, in the vast majority of cases if you are working with asbestos you will need to hold a licence.
Asbestos essentials
A comprehensive selection of essential information for non-licensed work with asbestos.
Enforcement
Asbestos regulations are enforced by the Field Operations Directorate (FOD), Hazardous Installations Directorate (HID) and also Offshore Division (OSD).
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