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The
new Duty to Manage Asbestos.
What you need to know
What is it?
From the end of May 2004 if you run a business in England and Wales you
will
need to have an Asbestos Management Plan in place.
An Asbestos Management Plan documents procedures to protect you, your
workers and members of the public who are involved with your business
from
the risks associated with Asbestos, this includes contractors.
Who
has to produce this plan?
If you have the responsibility for the maintenance of a commercial
property, then you have the duty to prepare an Asbestos Management
Plan.
What should the plan contain?
You will need to establish:
What Asbestos is present?
Where is it?
What is the risk?
How do I go about producing
this plan?
You can do your own management plan.
If you have the skills and time, or you could engage a surveyor.
When you engage a surveyor agree with him
or her:
The extent of the job.
The Type of survey, unless a major refurbishment is on the cards, then
a type 2 survey, which includes sampling, is the best.
Make sure they are qualified and experienced
Check they carry Professional Indemnity Insurance for this type of
work. Their insurance company will have checked they have a suitable
level of qualification and experience before they are insured.
Bear in mind No Asbestos Surveyor can guarantee that all the Asbestos
in a property has been found. It gets built in to the structure of
premises in the most unlikely places and some places are just too
inaccessible or dangerous.
Asbestos awareness training for all your staff as well as a procedure
for visiting tradesmen is essential.
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