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April 2007

HSE News update

HSE are to commence a review of the impact of Regulation 4 - the duty to manage. A pro-active plan is in place for inspectors to visit around 5,000 sites to review assessments and management plans.

In addition the HSE are looking to review HSG 227 (a comprehensive guide to managing asbestos in premises) and MDHS 100 within 2007.

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Through experienced CDM Co-ordinators, AEC are to offer new services under CDM 2007 regulations as the role of CDM Coordinator and also CDM training. Please ask to speak to Debbie Clare for further details on 0161 872 7111.

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November 2006

The new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 are to be implemented by HSE on 13th November. These regulations will repeal the current Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, as well as the Asbestos Licensing Regulations and Asbestos Prohibition Regulations, creating a single set of regulations. The major changes to existing regulations are;

Single Control Limit of 0.1 f/ml for work with all types of asbestos (a tightening of controls).
Specific mandatory training for all trades liable to be exposed to asbestos. E.g. plumbers, electricians, demolition workers, shopfitters etc
Fibre counting under new World Health Organisation (WHO) method, from European Reference Method (ERM).
Deregulation of decorative textured coatings.

The Approved Codes of Practice “ Work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coating and asbestos insulating board” L28 (Fourth Edition) 2002, “Work with asbestos which does not normally require a license” L27 (Fourth Edition) 2002, and “A guide to the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations” L11 have all been superseded by a new Approved Code of Practice “Work with materials containing asbestos” L143.

The Approved Code of Practice “The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises” L127 2002, in relation to Regulation 4 will still be applicable.

The new ACoP (L143 'Work with materials containing asbestos') to go with the new Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, which will replace three of the current 4 ACoPs (L27, L28 & L11), is now available.

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