Are changes planned to the asbestos regulations?
A public consultation running from 5 September to 4 November 2011
sets out HSE's proposals to introduce revised Control of Asbestos
Regulations. This is to implement changes required to comply with the
European Commission's recent reasoned opinion on the UK Government's
transposition of the European Directive on the protection of workers
from the risks of exposure to asbestos at work. The Commission reached a
view that the UK has not fully implemented Article 3(3) of the
Directive which provides for the exemption of some types of lower risk
work with asbestos from three requirements of the Directive:
notification of work; medical examinations; and record keeping.
The changes mean that in future (from April 2012) fewer types of lower risk work will be exempt from the three requirements. This means more work will attract the need for medical examinations, notification and records. Those likely to be affected are employers (including the self employed) who are liable to carry out short duration work on plant and equipment or buildings which contain asbestos materials and those who procure such work.
The public consultation is seeking views on: the proposals; the guidance to be produced to explain how the changes will work in practice; and the impact on business. The consultative document and the online questionnaire are available on consultation page, CD237 - Proposals on Revised Control of Asbestos Regulations.
The public consultation will last for 9 weeks closing on 4 November 2011. All responses must be received by this date. This consultation only applies to Great Britain; Northern Ireland is not included
The changes mean that in future (from April 2012) fewer types of lower risk work will be exempt from the three requirements. This means more work will attract the need for medical examinations, notification and records. Those likely to be affected are employers (including the self employed) who are liable to carry out short duration work on plant and equipment or buildings which contain asbestos materials and those who procure such work.
The public consultation is seeking views on: the proposals; the guidance to be produced to explain how the changes will work in practice; and the impact on business. The consultative document and the online questionnaire are available on consultation page, CD237 - Proposals on Revised Control of Asbestos Regulations.
The public consultation will last for 9 weeks closing on 4 November 2011. All responses must be received by this date. This consultation only applies to Great Britain; Northern Ireland is not included
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