This is aimed at people who have a duty to manage the risks from asbestos-containing materials in premises, ie. building owners, tenants and anyone else who has any legal responsibilities for workplaces. The guidance expands on that given in the free leaflet Managing asbestos in premises, INDG223 (rev2) - it should be useful to those in more complex organizations. The new duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises, regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 (CAW), comes into force in October 2002.

This is an update of the earlier version INDG223rev3 ISBN 0717625648.

This guidance is for people who own, manage or have responsibilities for non-domestic premises which may contain asbestos. They will have either a legal duty to manage the risk from asbestos, or a duty to co-operate with whoever does. Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of asbestos will, under the duty of co-operation, be required to make this available to those responsible for managing these risks. This guidance may also be useful to people managing asbestos in domestic premises. It should help readers to identify, assess and manage any asbestos-containing materials on their premises. A good strategy for this will help prevent risks to workers or others who may use the premises.

The Health and Safety, Premises and Environment Handbook 2012 provides you with all the essential information you need on legislation, regulation, policy, case law and best practice. Information is presented in plain English, and broken down into separate A-Z sections containing legislative summaries, key points, handy fact boxes and sources of further information. All the guidance is written and compiled by our team of expert authors, including top law firms, surveyors, safety consultants and regulatory bodies. Workplace Law's Health and Safety, Premises and Environment Handbook is aimed at all those with an interest in the health and safety, premises and environmental management aspects of the workplace, and so our readership consists mainly of Health and Safety managers, officers and directors, Facilities Managers, as well as General Managers and Directors of small businesses.