CAMBRIDGE, England, January 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 are now in force and contain anumber of important changes for employers, property owners/managers andasbestos specialists.
Leading UK asbestos consultancy Thames Laboratories has published aspecial asbestos podcast - free to download from their website - to help dutyholders get to grips with the new regulations.
In the podcast Kelly Mansfield of Workplace Law Magazine interviews JohnRichards, Managing Director of Thames Laboratories, on the subject of the newControl of Asbestos Regulations 2006. The discussion covers vital areas ofthe new legislation including:
- changes to Regulation 4 (duty to manage)
- changes to exposure levels
- facilities managers' duty to outside contractors
- employers' responsibility to train staff
- textured coatings
- the meaning of 'sporadic low intensity work'
The new legislation that came into force in November 2006 supersedesthree previous sets of regulations - the Control of Asbestos at WorkRegulations 2002, The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983, as amended, andthe Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992, as amended - and providesguidelines for work carried out with asbestos and asbestos-containingproducts.
John Richards commented:
"Thames Laboratories produced the podcast to help duty holders understandthe implications of the new regulations. We want to provide the mostup-to-date asbestos information in the most accessible manner possible: wefelt that a podcast was the best way to do this."
The asbestos management podcast is available to download in full from:http://www.thameslabs.co.uk/asbestos/guidance/interview.html.
Further information and advice is available fromhttp://www.thameslabs.co.uk/asbestos/guidance.html, including a free AsbestosManagement Report and new asbestos forum where employers, property owners andasbestos specialists can discuss management and compliance issues.
Notes to Editors
1) Thames Laboratories is one of the UK's leading asbestos consultanciesand has been providing a full range of surveying, management, and testingservices since 1991.
Thames Laboratories The Granary Brook Farm Thrapston Road Ellington Cambridgeshire PE28 0AE T: +44-(0)800-085-2348 Email: info@thameslabs.co.uk
2) John Richards over 20 years' professional experience in asbestosmanagement, and is an internationally recognised figure in the asbestosabatement sector.
3) Workplace Law Magazine is one of the fastest growing legal supportservices in the country.
Thames Laboratories
John is available for media comment. He can be contacted directly: john@thameslabs.co.uk. For more information contact Workplace Law., T: +44-(0)870-777-8881, Email: info@workplacelaw.net
