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12 Apr 2024
The duty to manage asbestos is placed on the person or organisation that has the main responsibility for maintenance or repair of the building. It applies to non-domestic premises and the common parts of multi-occupancy domestic premises, such as purpose built flats. The HSE has created a video to explain the basic steps that should be taken to manage any asbestos in a building and to protect people from the risks of exposure.
15 Feb 2024
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a campaign to help people understand if they have a duty to manage the risks of asbestos in buildings. It includes a simple online questionnaire which can be found here.
25 Jan 2024
Mesothelioma UK has launched a report on the costs and benefits of removing asbestos from UK schools and hospitals called Clearing the Air. The report looks at asbestos-related diseases caused by exposure to asbestos for teachers, doctors, nurses and other employees who work in those buildings but never worked directly with asbestos.
9 Nov 2023
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is taking a significant step towards better asbestos control in non-domestic buildings, and your experience could help them. They are asking duty-holders who have had an asbestos survey completed to let them know about their experience.
30 Sep 2023
The UK government has rejected a petition signed by over 10,000 individuals calling for the eradication of asbestos within the next 40 years and the establishment of a central asbestos register. Asbestos remains the leading cause of work-related fatalities in the UK. The petition emphasized the heightened risks in schools and hospitals, locations considered most vulnerable to asbestos exposure. The BBC reported the news here.
10 Aug 2023
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for the eradication of asbestos in UK Health and Social Care Facilities. They issued a Position Paper on 4 July 2023.
