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CAR2012 Asbestos Regulations
If you own or manage a non-domestic property then you are legally required to manage asbestos. These laws do not place any legal obligations on home owners with regard to how asbestos is handled at your own property.
Made27th February 2012
Laid before Parliament5th March 2012
Coming into force6th April 2012
(a)asbestos actinolite, CAS No 77536-66-4;
(b)asbestos grunerite (amosite), CAS No 12172-73-5;
(c)asbestos anthophyllite, CAS No 77536-67-5;
(d)chrysotile, CAS No 12001-29-5 or CAS No 132207-32-0;
(e)crocidolite, CAS No 12001-28-4; and
(f)asbestos tremolite, CAS No 77536-68-6,
(a)asbestos cement; or
(b)any article of bitumen, plastic, resin or rubber which contains asbestos, and the thermal or acoustic properties of the article are incidental to its main purpose;
(a)asbestos cement, asbestos coating or asbestos insulating board; or
(b)any article of bitumen, plastic, resin or rubber which contains asbestos and the thermal and acoustic properties of that article are incidental to its main purpose;
“employment medical adviser” means an employment medical adviser appointed under section 56 of the 1974 Act(5);
“enforcing authority” means the Executive, local authority or Office of Rail Regulation, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998(6) and the provisions of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006(7);
“ISO 17020” means European Standard EN ISO/IEC 17020, “General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection” as revised or reissued from time to time and accepted by the Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (CEN/CENELEC)(8);
“ISO 17025” means European Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025, “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories” as revised or reissued from time to time and accepted by the Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (CEN/CENELEC)(9);
(a)where the exposure to asbestos of employees is not sporadic and of low intensity; or
(b)in relation to which the risk assessment cannot clearly demonstrate that the control limit will not be exceeded; or
(c)on asbestos coating; or
(d)on asbestos insulating board or asbestos insulation for which the risk assessment—
(i)demonstrates that the work is not sporadic and of low intensity, or
(ii)cannot clearly demonstrate that the control limit will not be exceeded, or
(iii)demonstrates that the work is not short duration work;
“the 1997 WHO recommended method” means the publication “Determination of airborne fibre concentrations. A recommended method, by phase-contrast optical microscopy (membrane filter method)”, WHO (World Health Organisation), Geneva 1997(10).
(6) In these Regulations the provisions of Appendix 7 to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulations(11), which determine the labelling requirements of articles containing asbestos, are reproduced in Schedule 2 (with minor changes reflecting the practical implementation of the requirements).
(a)in England and Wales, to a fire and rescue authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(12) or, in Scotland, to a relevant authority within the meaning of section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(13), in respect of premises attended by its employees for the purpose of fighting a fire or in an emergency; or
(xi)the control limit and the need for air monitoring,in order to safeguard themselves and other employees; and
(a)comply with any provision of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002(14) which is applicable to that item of personal protective equipment; or
(2) The remainder of this regulation applies only to licensable work with asbestos, and is without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999(15).
(a)where the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009(16) apply, in accordance with those Regulations; and
Prohibitions and related provisions
31. These Regulations apply to any work outside Great Britain to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act apply by virtue of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application Outside Great Britain) Order 2001(18) as they apply to work in Great Britain.
32.—(1) An existing licence granted by the Executive under regulation 8(2) of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006(19) shall—
(2) An existing exemption granted by the Executive under regulation 7(1) of the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983(20), regulation 8(1) of the Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992(21), regulation 25(1) of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002(22) or regulation 32 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 continues to have effect and be subject to any limitation of time or any conditions specified in it and liable to revocation as if it had been granted under regulation 29(1) or (2) of these Regulations.
34. Subject to regulation 21 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999(23), in any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of Part 2 of these Regulations, it is a defence for any person to prove that all reasonable precautions were taken and all due diligence was exercised by that person to avoid the commission of that offence.
C. GraylingMinister of State,Department for Work and Pensions
Appendix 7 to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation – special provisions on the labelling of articles containing asbestos
(a)raw asbestos (together with the labelling required under the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009(24) and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009(25);
Instruments amended References Amendments to have effect
1. These Regulations revoke and replace the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2739 as amended by S.I. 2007/1573, 2008/960, 2008/2852 and 2009/716) and implement, as respects Great Britain—
(a)Council Directive 2009/148/EC (OJ No L330, 16.12.2009, p28) which repealed and replaced Council Directive 83/477/EEC (OJ No L263, 24.9.83, p25) as amended by Council Directive 91/382/EEC (OJ No L206, 29.7.91 p16) and Directive 2003/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L97, 15.4.03, p48) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work;
(b)Council Directive 90/394/EEC (OJ No L196, 26.7.90, p38) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) as codified in Directive 2004/37/EC (OJ No 229, 29.6.2004, p23), insofar as it relates to asbestos; and
2. Part 1 of the Regulations re-enacts Part 1 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 with some amendments. Regulation 2 includes new definitions of “asbestos cement”, “asbestos coating”, “asbestos insulation”, “asbestos insulating board”, “short duration work” and “textured decorative coatings”. The definition of “relevant doctor” has been amended and there is also a new definition of “licensable work with asbestos”.
3. The wording of regulation 3(2) has been amended to include the terms “in which only non-friable materials are handled” and “without deterioration of non-degraded materials” in regulation 3(2)(c)(i) and (ii) respectively. The licensing requirement has been de-coupled from the derogation and the reference to licensing has been removed from regulation 3.
4. Part 2 of the Regulations re-enacts Part 2 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, and in addition to minor and drafting amendments makes changes of substance including the following—
5. Part 3 of the Regulations re-enacts the prohibitions in regulation 26 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and reflects amendments made by the REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2852) and the prohibitions provided for by the REACH Regulations (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006). Provision for exemptions is carried forward in regulations 29 and 30.
6. It has been clarified in regulation 2 that the labelling requirements in regulations 14, 24(2) and (3) and 27 are the same as those provided for by Appendix 7 to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulations (OJ No L396 30.12.2006 p840). The requirements are still referenced in Schedule 2 for ease of reference and the relevant diagram has been included.
7. Regulation 26(4) and Schedule 3 to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 have not been re-enacted since the exception for chrysotile is provided for in Annex XVII to the REACH Regulations (OJ No L136, 29.5.2007, p131).
8. Part 4 of the Regulations re-enacts the provisions of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. Provision for exemptions is re-enacted in regulation 29(1) and for the validity of existing licenses and exemptions in regulation 32(1) and (2).
9. Regulation 35 requires the Secretary of State to review the operation and effect of these Regulations and publish a report within five years after they come into force and within every five years after that. Following a review it will fall to the Secretary of State to consider whether the Regulations should remain as they are, or be revoked or be amended. A further instrument would be needed to revoke the Regulations or to amend them.
10. Schedule 1 has been amended slightly, the requirements in paragraphs (b)(ii) and (iii) have been merged to better reflect the requirements of Article 4 of the Directive.
11. European Standards EN ISO/IEC 17020 “General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection” accepted by CEN/CENELEC on 15th July 2004 and 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories” accepted by CEN/CENELEC on 15th March 2005 can be obtained from the British Standards Institution, BSI Library and Bookshop, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, or through British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.
12. The publication “Determination of airborne fibre concentrations. A recommended method, by phase-contrast optical microscopy (membrane filter method)”, WHO Geneva 1997 (ISBN 92 4 154496 1) can be obtained online at www.who.int/publications/.
13. A full impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business is available from the Health and Safety Executive, Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L20 7HS. A copy of the transposition note in relation to implementation of the Directives set out in paragraph (1) can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive, International Branch, also at the Redgrave Court address. Copies of both these documents have been placed in the Library of each House of Parliament and are annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside these Regulations at www.legislation.gov.uk.
(1)1974 c.37; sections 11(3) and 15(4) were amended by the Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960); sections 15 and 50 were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16 respectively.
(5)1974 c.37; section 56(3) was amended by the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment Order) 2002, S.I. 2002/3135.
(6)S.I.1998/494, as amended by S.I. 1999/2024, 1999/3232, 2002/2675, 2004/3168, 2005/1082, 2005/1541, 2005/2060, 2006/484, 2006/557, 2006/2739, 2007/320, 2007/2598, 2008/960, 2009/693 and 2009/716.
(7)S.I. 2006/557, as amended by S.I. 2006/2739, 2007/320, 2007/1573 and 2008/2323.
(8)The most recent version is reference number EN ISO/IEC 17020: 2004, accepted by CEN/CENELEC on 15th July 2004.
(9)The most recent version is reference number EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, accepted by CEN/CENELEC on 15th March 2005.
(10)ISBN 92 4 154496 1.
(11)O.J No L 396 30.12.2006, p840.
(12)2004 c.21; section 1(2)(d) was amended by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (c.36), section 32(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 10(1) and (2).
(13)2005 asp 5.
(14)S.I. 2002/1144.
(15)S.I. 1999/3242, as amended by S.I. 2003/2457, 2005/1541, 2006/438, 2006/457 and 2006/484.
(16)S.I. 2009/1348, as amended by S.I. 2011/1885.
(17)S.I. 1969/690 revoked by S.I. 1987/2115.
(18)S.I. 2001/2127, amended by S.I. 2009/1750 and 2011/745.
(19)S.I. 2006/2739.
(20)S.I. 1983/1649, revoked by 2006/2739.
(21)S.I. 1992/3067, revoked by S.I.2006/2739.
(22)S.I. 2002/2675, revoked by S.I. 2006/2739.
(23)S.I.1999/3242, as amended by S.I. 2003/2457, 2005/1541, 2006/438, 2006/457 and 2006/484.
(24)S.I. 2009/716, as amended by S.I. 2011/2131.
(25)S.I. 2009/1348, as amended by S.I. 2011/1885.
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