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Document ID (ISN)76185
CIS number 01-58
Year 2000
Convention or series no. HSE Booklet INDG223 (rev.1)
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Managing asbestos in workplace buildings
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Rev.ed., Aug. 2000. 20p. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract This booklet provides guidance on the management of asbestos in workplace buildings. The hazards of asbestos, people at risk and materials where asbestos may be found in buildings are outlined. Management of asbestos involves various steps: knowledge of the building (location of the asbestos, form of the asbestos, assessing its condition, type of asbestos); decision and action (leaving asbestos in place, repair or removal). Legal requirements for asbestos disposal are highlighted and the need to inform workers and contractors is emphasized. Replaces CIS 96-1435.
Descriptors (primary) asbestos; training material; asbestos removal
Descriptors (secondary) United Kingdom; building materials; training manuals; safety guides; legislation; information of personnel; hazard evaluation
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Dust, aerosols and related diseases
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Asbestos
OSH training