Investigation of the chrysotile fibres in an asbestos cement sample. New work environment
Category: Asbestos
Asbestos workers database: summary statistics
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Summarises the data collected by the Asbestos Workers Survey during the period 1988-2004. The
Spring into safety seminar
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
This is a free morning workshop aimed at providing businesses with
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
This is a brief guide for safety representatives on asbestos and the new Control of
Fibre release from church organs
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
HSL (Inorganics and Fibres Section) were asked to investigate the possible asbestos fibre release from
Asbestos in salon hood-style hairdryers
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
This project was carried out in order to provide information and advice to local authorities, salon owners
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006
Monday, November 13, 2006
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 came into force on 13 November 2006 (Asbestos Regulations
Work with materials containing asbestos
Friday, November 10, 2006
Applies in particular to work which disturbs or is liable to disturb, materials containing asbestos, asbestos
The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises
Friday, November 10, 2006
Advice on how to comply with the duty in regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 to
Fibre classification - their potential hazard and risk
Monday, October 30, 2006
Although there is considerable knowledge of the hazards and risks of asbestos and
Revised asbestos regulations
Friday, October 27, 2006
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, which were laid in Parliament today, will come
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (2003/18/EC)
Friday, October 27, 2006
Cabinet Office (CO) procedures require a memorandum to accompany any primary
Asbestos training providers code of conduct
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The code of conduct has been developed with the Asbestos Industry Training Providers
Maintenance workers warned – don’t take the gamble with asbestos
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
“Don’t take a gamble with your life” is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Disease Reduction Programme.
Read the press release
Asbestos Essentials guidance now available
Monday, September 4, 2006
These free publications focus on: asbestos insulating board, asbestos cement, other asbestos containing material and the equipment and methods used regarding asbestos related tasks.
Asbestos Essentials
Asbestos - ‘Don’t take the gamble’ Campaign
Friday, September 1, 2006
HSE will launch a new communications campaign highlighting the risks to maintenance workers from exposure to asbestos in early September 2006.
Read the campaign brief
Construction News: ‘Letters’ - Steve Coldrick, Director, Disease Reduction Programme responds
Monday, August 21, 2006
Steve Coldrick, Director of HSE’s Disease Reduction Programme, responds to a letter in ‘Construction News’, dated 10th August 2006.
Read the response
6 August 2006: The Sunday Telegraph: ‘Great asbestos scam faces a revenue loss of £½bn a year’ - Geoffrey Podger, HSE’s Chief Executive, responds
Thursday, August 10, 2006
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger responds to an article in the Sunday Telegraph which discusses changes to the law concerning asbestos exposure limits.
Read the response
Press Release C015:06 - HSC approves revised asbestos regulations
Friday, July 28, 2006
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has today informed Ministers that it will recommend approval of revised asbestos regulations.
See Press release
LAC 5/23 (revised) - Inspection intervention on worker protection: asbestos duty to manage
Thursday, July 27, 2006
This Local Authority Circular (LAC) informs LA health and safety enforcement officers on the application of the Duty to Manage Asbestos in non-domestic premises (Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002). This LAC should be read in conjunction with the Asbestos Inspection pack 2006/7 which is attached at Appendix 2 & [...]
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