Asbestos Surveys

The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 came into force on 21 st November 2002 to tighten existing legislation with the aim of reducing asbestos related deaths caused by asbestos in non-domestic buildings. However one of the major changes, the duty to manage asbestos materials, did not come into force until 21 st May 2004. This requires those who have responsibilities in non-domestic premises to assess whether there is any asbestos in their premises and places a legal responsibility on duty holders to identify, manage and monitor asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) in their premises and, amongst other things, this will involve carryingouta survey of the premises by a competent person.

Lloyds Employment Law Consultancy now has a BOHS P405 qualified surveyor and is able to assist clients by:

• undertaking desktop surveys to highlight suspected ACM’s

• helping to develop asbestos registers

• undertaking type 2 or type 3 investigations to establish presence of asbestos

• undertaking risk assessments of ACM’s

• developing management action plans to manage ACM’s

For further details on these services contact:

Gordon Hawkins, Health and Safety Operations Manager, on 0844 7700 656