06 March 2012
Categories:
Legislation
Revoke and re-enact the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, SI 2006/2739 with some modifications.
Commencement date
6 April 2012
Summary
Require employers carrying out some types of low risk short duration work, to:
- notify the work to the relevant enforcing authority;
- carry out worker medical examinations; and
- maintain a register for each worker of the type and duration of work done with asbestos.
A transitional period of 3 years is provided to assist business before the requirement for relevant low risk workers to have medical examinations comes into force.
The core requirements to minimise exposure to fibres, to use trained workers, to identify if asbestos is likely
