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Are you responsible for maintenance and repair of a commercial building, either through a contract or tenancy agreement, or because you own the building? Was the building built before 2000? if the answer is yes to both questions, then you are the duty holder and should have an upto date asbestos management plan.
Regulation 4 of The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulation (CAWR) and Health and Safety Act 1974 contains an explicit duty on owners and occupiers of non-domestic premises to assess and manage the risks from the presence of asbestos.
This requires all non-domestic properties built before 2000 to have an up-to-date Asbestos Management Plan, change of occupancy shouldn’t take place without one. Trading standards are actively seeking non-domestic properties that do not comply with ‘The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulation 2006’. This can result in large fines in the event of non-compliance
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.
The below frequently asked questions link directly to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website.
As an independent asbestos surveying company, we use third party asbestos laboratories and have no connection with asbestos removal companies. Our surveyors will only take the necessary samples to ensure the building is safe and only suggest asbestos removal if completely unavoidable.
All our asbestos surveyors are knowledgeable, experienced and British Occupational Hygiene Society qualified. Surveys are followed by a comprehensive report, which includes asbestos management, asbestos register, action plan and floor plans of affected areas.
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