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Press Release - September 09
Duty to manage NOT duty to survey
Wilbourn Associates are becoming increasingly concerned when visiting commercial property that although many of the properties may have a Type 2 asbestos survey report the results of this survey are not being incorporated into a live asbestos management register document that is reviewed on a regular basis.
It is now nearly a year since the Health and Safety Executive launched its last asbestos warning campaign. The number of deaths is still rising because a large number of workers have already been exposed to asbestos dust around 40 years ago. The HSE estimate that every week 3 plumbers, 20 tradesmen, 6 electricians and 6 joiners die. The danger lies in the fact that many tradesmen think they aren’t at risk because asbestos was banned years ago. They should be aware that asbestos may be present in any building constructed or refurbished before the year 2000.
Although an increasing number of buildings have been surveyed for asbestos containing materials it is estimated that around 500,000 non-domestic buildings could contain asbestos. Wilbourn Associates are becoming increasingly concerned when visiting commercial property for surveying purposes that although many of the properties may have a Type 2 asbestos survey report the results of this survey are not being incorporated into a live asbestos management register document that is reviewed on a regular basis. In many cases the necessary documentation is not even being held within the property.
Wilbourn Associates are keen to stress that Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (2006) is a Duty to Manage NOT a Duty to Survey. Many commercial organisations forget about the asbestos survey reports as soon as it has been completed and do not act on any of the recommendations within the report.
In order to encourage the management aspect of ACM’s identified within the survey reports, Wilbourn Associates as a matter of course undertake a prioritisation assessment alongside every survey inspection. The results of the assessment are then fed into the asbestos management register to assist the client with their management process.
For further information about this press release please contact Philip Wilbourn at Wilbourn Associates on 0114 243 5500 / 07973 797011.
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