ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT
Duty to Manage Asbestos
Since May 2004, anyone responsible for non-domestic buildings constructed before 2000 must identify and manage any Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) on-site. This includes maintaining an up-to-date asbestos register and management plan.
If you’re carrying out work on domestic or commercial premises built before 2000, you have a legal duty of care to avoid disturbing ACMs. A pre-refurbishment or demolition asbestos survey is required under Regulation 4 to ensure compliance and safe project planning.
Unsure Where to Start with Asbestos Management?
You’re not alone — but we’re here to help. Managing asbestos risk can seem overwhelming, so we’ve simplified the process into clear, easy-to-follow steps.
Each stage includes helpful links for more guidance, and if your situation is more complex, our expert asbestos consultancy service is available to provide tailored support and advice.
Identify if you have ACMs in your premises and list all ACMs found in a premises-specific Asbestos Register.
To create a register, you need an Asbestos Management Survey carried out. If ACMs are identified, you then need an Asbestos Management Plan, as detailed below.
Create an Asbestos Management Plan to establish what is required and then document any actions that are taken. Your Asbestos Management Plan is a live document that must consistently be updated, as and when required.
For multi property portfolios, you may need a corporate overarching plan to sit above the site specific Asbestos Management Plans.
If any maintenance/refurbishment work is planned, a more invasive inspection is required, to identify any other Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) that may be present. To do this, you need a Pre-refurb/Demo Survey carried out, so that any additional incidences can be added to your Management Plan, before you start work.
Manage the ACMs as detailed within your Asbestos Management Plan making sure that it is updated following any Remediation (encapsulation/removal) work.
Should accidental damage occur, the area must be restricted until a risk assessment is carried out. Add these findings to your Management Plan, so that the appropriate action can be taken.
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