Further information about managing asbestos
References
- Managing and working with asbestos. Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L143
- A comprehensive guide to managing asbestos in premises
HSG227 - Asbestos: The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures HSG248
- Asbestos: The licensed contractors' guide
HSG247 - A short guide to managing asbestos in premises INDG223
(The ABICS scheme referred to on pages 5 and 12 of INDG 223 has been discontinued). - Asbestos: The survey guide - HSG264
Useful links
- HSE asbestos website
- Task sheets for non-licensed asbestos removal - Asbestos essentials
- Large jobs: CDM notification Form F10
- Asbestos work - notification ASB5
- Consultants' directory British Occupational Hygiene Society
HSE priced and free publications
Also available from HSE Books Tel: +44 (0)333 202 5070
Licensed asbestos contractors
- Asbestos Licence Holders Directory (http://webcommunities.hse.gov.uk/inovem/inovem.ti/group/asbestos.licensing/viewdatastore?dsid=196)
Surveyors
Contact trade associations
Accredited testing laboratories
- Search for a UKAS accredited laboratory
(Enter 'asbestos' in the search box, choose 'all laboratories' and put in the first part of a postcode.)
Environment Agency
Professional accreditation organisations
- UKAS (The United Kingdom Accreditation Service)
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
- AIMS (Asbestos in Materials Scheme)
- RICE (Regular Interlaboratory Counting Scheme)
Training organisations
- ARCA
- BOHS proficiency modules
BOHS asbestos proficiency modules:- P401 identification of asbestos in bulk samples
- P402 buildings surveys and bulk sampling for asbestos
- P403 asbestos fibre counting
- P404 air sampling and clearance testing of asbestos
- P405 management of asbestos in buildings
- IATP
- UKATA