Before any house sale is completed, an asbestos survey should be done which includes a survey of the presence of asbestos. Any asbestos containing material should be labelled. Information on the presence of asbestos should be given to any contractor working on the house.

Before any house sale is completed, an asbestos survey should be done which includes a survey of the presence of asbestos. containing material should include the removal of the asbestos. Where no such work takes place, or is planned within the foreseeable future, the dutyholder must develop and implement a plan for the removal of […]

Among its recommendations are: All commercial, public, and rented domestic premises should have to conduct, and register with the Health & Safety Executive, an asbestos survey done by a registered consultant that indicates whether asbestos containing material is present, and, if so, where it is and in what condition. This should be completed no later […]

A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health is calling for the accelerated removal of all asbestos from Britain. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health believes that the time has come to put in place regulations requiring the safe, phased and planned removal of all the asbestos that […]

Asbestos can be found in any building built before the year 2000 (houses, factories, offices, schools, hospitals etc) and causes around 5000 deaths every year.