The Provision for Asbestos Duty to Manage Filming

As part of the government's response to The Work and Pensions Committee report The Health and Safety Executive's approach to asbestos management, HSE is supporting in the implementation of the 13 recommendations that are being taken forward.

One of the key areas is improving technical knowledge of the Duty to Manage for asbestos, ensuring that duty holders are fully compliant in delivering their legal duties.

The duty to manage asbestos is contained in regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. It requires the person who has the duty (i.e., the 'duty holder') to:

The duty to manage covers all non-domestic premises. Such premises include all industrial, commercial, or public buildings such as factories, warehouses, offices, shops, hospitals and schools. The duty holder is the owner of the non-domestic premises or the person or organisation that has clear responsibility for the maintenance or repair of non-domestic premises, for example through an explicit agreement such as a tenancy agreement or contract.

This project aims to improve HSE's ability to effect greater levels of compliance going forward in two ways:

1. Provide insight and operational case studies across different premise types including a variety of duty holders.

2. Provide visual representations of what and where the risks of asbestos live in non-domestic buildings and how these apply to duty holders in being compliant in their Duty to Manage.

Additional information: All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse