The Control of Asbestos Regulation 4 This regulation creates a new legal duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. The duty holder is the person in the premises responsible for the building maintenance, a landlord, a facilities manager or a building manager etc. Under the new regulation he/she MUST manage the risk from asbestos. We offer asbestos awareness training, asbestos building surveys and asbestos risk assessments. Asbestos Solutions 244-246 Leagrave Road Luton Bedfordshire LU3 1JE | Asbestos is a major health hazard. Asbestos solutions provides asbestos awareness training and asbestos building surveys throughout the UK. At least 3,500 people die in the UK each year from mesothelioma and asbestos related lung cancer as a result of past exposure to asbestos, and according to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) this is expected to rise to 10,000 by 2010. Asbestos was used extensively as a building material from the 1950s through to the mid 1980s. Although some of this material has been removed there are still many thousands of tonnes of asbestos present in buildings throughout the UK. The duty to manage asbestos came into force on 21 May 2004, which was reinforced by the introduction of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. If you own, occupy, manage or have responsibilities for domestic or commercial premises which may contain asbestos then Asbestos Solutions offer a wide range of services to help you manage the risk. Our comprehensive range of services include: |