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Asbestos, The Duty to Manage 

The Duty to manage asbestos was introduced in 2002 under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, this regulation, and it's requirements has been retained in all subsequent asbestos regulations up to the present day (CAR12). 

Who does it apply to? 

Quite simply, if you are the Duty Holder of any non-domestic premises in the UK that was built before the year 2000, Regulation 4 will apply to you. 

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Also included under 4 Reg. 4 are Duty Holders who have premises where there are communal areas of domestic premises, so premises with areas such as communal hallways, lift shafts, bin stores, plant rooms etc.  

Every month we host an Online DTM course over video. 

This is a live, interactive course on which you will be provided with information on Regulation 4, the Duty to Manage Asbestos in non-domestic premises. 

 

To book onto the course, click the button bellow and select your preferred date.  

£95.00 per delegate (NO VAT

What do you need to know and do? 

The first thing to do is to find out what asbestos containing materials (ACMs) you have, this may require an asbestos survey, or historic building documents. site based knowledge and experience, basically, know what you have, where it is and how much you've got. 

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Once you have this information, now it's time to manage it. 

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Look at the condition of your ACMs, who may disturb it, how often, doing what, basically, evaluate the risk. 

1-11 Compliance Group Ltd are here to help. With over 40 years of practical asbestos experience, we can advise you at every step of the way.  Whether its an initial survey to locate your asbestos, or a system of recording, making available and managing your data, or even when the time comes to have the ACMs repaired, encased or removed, we will provide you with the best advice, assistance and where required, suitable training. 

The HSE provide several guidance books on what is required, along with many resources and tools, many of these can be found here: https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/duty/index.htm alternatively, we provide direct access to HSE guidance and our own blogs, editoralis and information on our 'Documents' page

If its training you're looking for, then visit our main training pages or contact us and we will advise on your next and best course of action. 

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