Overview

This guidance is aimed at people who have a duty to manage the risks from asbestos-containing materials in premises, ie building owners, tenants and anyone else who has any legal responsibilities for workplaces. The guidance expands on that given in the free leaflet 'Managing asbestos in premises', INDG223REV2. It will be useful to those in more complex organisations. The new duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises, regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (CAW), comes into force in October 2002. Contents: Introduction; Developing an asbestos managing strategy; Case study 1: Local authority: London Borough of Islington; Case study 2: A National Health Service Trust: Tees and North East Yorkshire; Case study 3: A large chemical company: BP Chemicals; Case study 4: Facility management: Drivers Jonas facility management; Appendix 1: Planning surveys; Appendix 2: Survey report, material assessment and algorithm; Appendix 3: Priority assessment and algorithm; Appendix 4: Worked examples of priority assessments; Appendix 5: Management options and selection of management options; Appendix 6: Managing asbestos contractors and analytical laboratories; References; Further information.