Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=22.5% BGCOLOR="#006633" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="136d6c20ddvuru.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="1dd84d80.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <div>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>home</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" > l </FONT>   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Covers Available"><U>Covers Available</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Declaration of Status and Terms of Busin"><U>Declaration of Status and Terms of Business - EFM General Insurance Division   </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Commercial Insurance Guidance Notes"><U>Commercial Insurance Guidance Notes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Commercial Property Owners Guidance Not"><U>Commercial Property Owners - Guidance Notes </U></A>   |   <B>Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002</B>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Commercial Insurance Technical informat"><U>Commercial Insurance - Technical information</U></A></div> <div> Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="21865290.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="41" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> efm<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial" >insurance</FONT>&<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial" >financial</FONT>group</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>CONTROL OF ASBESTOS IN THE WORKPLACE REGULATIONS 2002 -</B></div> <div> <B>REQUIREMENTS</B></div> <bR> <div> The Regulations took effect in October 2002 and must be fully implemented. There is already tight control on work with asbestos by registered contractors.</div> <div> However, safety is heavily compromised by accidental exposure to asbestos within buildings, particularly by contractors such as plumbers and electricians working in roof spaces for example. Hence the main thrust of the new law is the requirement for ?duty holders? of buildings to identify what asbestos is present and to have a management plan in place to control the risks found. These are the main points to consider:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Are you a duty holder?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Do your premises contain asbestos and if so what is the condition of that found?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You should presume that your premises do contain asbestos unless there is strong,</div> <div> objective evidence to the contrary. You are required to keep an updated, written register of</div> <div> the location and condition of asbestos or presumed asbestos found.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must carry out an assessment to determine the risk of anyone being exposed to the</div> <div> asbestos.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You must prepare and implement a management plan for controlling the risks found. Any</div> <div> building likely to contain asbestos [pre-1999 buildings may contain limited asbestos</div> <div> products and pre-1981 buildings may have substantial amounts of asbestos products in their</div> <div> construction] must be surveyed. There must be a written record of the survey results and</div> <div> any material that cannot be confirmed as asbestos free must be presumed to contain</div> <div> asbestos.</div> <div> There is help at hand, in the form of a publication from the HSE, named MDHS100. This details all the definitions such as duty-holder of premises, a survey and register. It also gives examples of the types of factors to be taken into account for your risk assessment. The objective of this law is that any worker going into premises should know in advance what he is going to find and what precautions he should take.</div> <bR> <div> Further guidance : <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tahoma" >www.hse.gov.uk</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>