HSE inspectors are visiting the head offices of councils across the country to ensure asbestos risks are being managed effectively to keep people safe.
Each council visit will see inspections take place at several different sites within each local authority’s property portfolio. This work continues previous inspection campaigns that targeted hospitals and schools.
The duty to manage asbestos covers a wide range of buildings, some regulated by HSE and others regulated by our colleagues in local authorities.
The inspections will assess how local authorities are managing the risks from asbestos within their buildings and meeting the duty to manage requirements under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR).
For further information on the duty to manage asbestos, you can:
Many people may be considering some home improvements this new year, enlisting the skills of tradespeople.
Before any work starts, homeowners should make sure the tradespeople have evaluated the risk of asbestos being present and/or disturbed, as well as what they will do should they suspect or discover hidden asbestos.
Our Asbestos and You campaign provides essential information that traders in building, maintenance and allied trades need to help plan work safely.
Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, HSE was officially launched on 1 January 1975.
Working together with local authorities for the last 50 years, we have played a central role in reducing workplace death and injury, helping Great Britain become one of the safest places in the world to work.
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