Health & Safety and Asbestos Legislation
The key elements of UK legislation pertaining to asbestos and H&S are listed below ;
LEGISLATION
The Health & Safety at Work (etc.) Act 1974
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
REGULATIONS
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regaulations (COSHH) 2002 (as amended).
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regualtions 2002 (DSEAR) (as amended)
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended)
The Workplace (Health, Safety and welfare) Regulations 1992
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended)
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (DSE)
The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002.
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002.
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996.
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
Work at Height Regulations 2005 (as amended)
The Hazardouse Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
ASBESTOS & ASBESTOS WASTE
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.
These regulations place a duty on employers to control exposure of their employees to asbestos, requiring assessment, control systems, training etc. they set in place the concepts of control limits and action levels. These are levels, respectively, below which exposure must be kept and at which certain other regulations apply e.g. The need for medical surveillance. These regulations have superseded the previous Control of Asbestos at Work regulations, the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations (ASLIC) and the Asbestos (Prohibition) Regulations.
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (classification, packaging and labelling) and use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996
The Special Waste Regulations 1996 (in Scotland)
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road 1996
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail 1996
APPROVED CODES OF PRACTICE
Approved Code of Practice "Work with materials containing asbestos" L143 2006.
Approved Code of Practice "The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises" L127 2002.
OTHER GUIDANCE
Introduction to asbestos essentials - HSG 213
Asbestos essentials task manual -HSG 210.
Asbestos: The licensed contractors' guide - HSG 247
Asbestos The analysts' guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures - HSG248
Guidance for employers
HSG53 Respiratory Protective Equipment.
HSG 227 A comprehensive guide to managing asbestos
HSG 264 Asbestos: The Survey Guide
Guidance for specialists, technicians and medics
MS 13 Asbestos: Medical guidance notes
HSG 189/2. Working with asbestos cement.
Legionella ACOP
Legionnaires' Disease: The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems - L8
