Legislation Update – Asbestos

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Up and Under Group

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012



The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 [1]came into force on 6 April 2012, updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the European Commission’s view that the UK had not fully implemented the EU Directive on exposure to asbestos (Directive 2009/148/EC).


In practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged.