Issued: 13 May 2024 For more guidance about managing and working safely with asbestos, visit our website.
Free webinar: Duty to manage asbestos in buildings
Wednesday 15 May 2024
10:30am – 12:00pm
Join us at this free webinar, where HSE experts will direct you to relevant legislation, highlight where asbestos is likely to be found, explain why it is dangerous and discuss how to complete an effective asbestos management plan.
We’ll also signpost guidance and resources to help you to protect yourself and others from the risks that arise from asbestos exposure and help you comply with your legal obligations.
Find out more and register for this webinar
New HSE asbestos podcast launched
In January 2024, HSE launched the ‘Asbestos – Your Duty’ campaign to highlight the risk of asbestos in buildings and raise awareness of the legal duty to manage those risks.
This podcast episode is the latest campaign resource to help support those with a legal duty to manage asbestos in their buildings.
In the podcast, HSE’s Samantha Lord (Principal Specialist Inspector) and Tim Beaumont (Asbestos Cluster Lead) discuss the risks of asbestos and the steps to managing asbestos effectively in non-domestic buildings.
They are joined by Craig Barker, the Group property FHS and Asbestos Manager at Marks & Spencer who shares practical examples of how the retailer manages asbestos across its estate.
Listen to the ‘Asbestos – Your Duty’ podcast
Asbestos and You – updated quick guide for trades
HSE’s Asbestos and You campaign urges tradespeople to stay aware of hidden asbestos and protect themselves and others from exposure to asbestos fibres during their work.
Every tradesperson is likely to undertake work in a building that contains asbestos at some point. Those carrying out repairs or refurbishment work are at a higher risk of disturbing asbestos, especially when working in houses built before the year 2000.
For more information about what to look for and what to do when you come across asbestos, download our updated quick guide for trades (.pdf).