Asbestos still kills around 5000 workers each year.
Asbestos can be present today in any building built or refurbished before the year 2000.
The term ‘asbestos’ also includes asbestoscontaining materials (ACMs) such as asbestos cement and some textured decorative coatings.
When materials that contain asbestos are disturbed or damaged, fibres are released into the air. When these fibres are inhaled they can cause serious diseases.
These diseases do not affect a person immediately; they often take a long time to develop, but once diagnosed, are usually fatal.
When managing asbestos you must comply with the requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 [CAR2012].
The standards for managing the risk associated with asbestos are set out in L143 (Second Edition) Managing and working with asbestos, which was published in 2013.
Covering Topics
Overview
Introduction
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
The Duty to Manage
Identifying and Assessing Asbestos
Management Plan
Residents' Flats
Working with Asbestos
Asbestos Information, Instruction and Training
Further Information
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