Asbestos Management
An Asbestos Policy acknowledges a company's responsibility to asbestos management and should contain the following:
- Introduction
- Policy Statement
- Compliance Strategy
- Asbestos Records
- Designated staff member for Asbestos Management.
The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (2002) states that all duty holders with asbestos or presumed asbestos present in their premises must have an Asbestos Management Plan in place. The contents of which sets out a "Duty to Manage" plan for known or presumed asbestos so it can be strictly monitored and its potential danger can be kept to a minimum.
A management plan should typically include:
- Asbestos Information
- Laboratory assessments of samples
- Action Plan
- Time-scale for monitoring and re-inspection
- Staff training plans where relevant
- Staff responsibilities and duties
- Passing of information to correct personnel
- Duties of the designated Asbestos Controller
- Procedures in the event of an emergency
MDHS Asbestos Consultants have surveyors able to tailor-make management plans and procedures to your own specifications in accordance with current regulations
- Asbestos Services
- Asbestos Surveys
- Asbestos Consultancy
- Asbestos Management
- Asbestos Training Courses
- Asbestos Information
- Who needs a survey
- What's involved in a survey
- Asbestos Kills
- It's the law
- Duty Holder
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