What Is An Asbestos Register?
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), an asbestos register uses the information from your asbestos survey report (written at the end of an asbestos survey) to form a live document. This document can be paper or electronic, and must always contain current information on the presence and condition of known and presumed asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within your premises. An asbestos register will also need regularly updating in line with any changes to risk, e.g. deterioration in condition.
This in turn forms a key part of an Asbestos Management Plan (AMP), which sets out the steps you will take as a dutyholder in order to ensure your building remains safe and compliant.
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What Should Be Included In Asbestos Registers?
As a minimum, an asbestos register should include:
- All known and presumed ACMs within your building(s).
- The type of ACMs at hand.
- How much asbestos is present and its condition, including dates of the initial and last inspection.
- A risk assessment including the potential of each ACM to release fibres (a material assessment) and the likelihood of disturbance (a priority assessment) during the normal, day-to-day occupancy of the building.
- Where asbestos is presumed to be present if the surveyor has not been able to access these areas (these locations should be kept to a minimum).
Including the following information for each ACM would help you further manage asbestos risk within your building(s):
- Photographs to confirm location and for routine condition re-inspections.
- Actions and due dates.
- Evidence of actions being completed.
- Condition assessment due date.
How Do You Produce A Risk Assessment?
A risk assessment helps dutyholders identify and prioritise any ACMs that may require remediation. This document should include:
- Information gathered on the location, amount and condition of the ACMs.
- Whether there is easy access to the ACMs.
- Whether people work near an ACM in a way that is likely to disturb it.
- The numbers of people who use the area where the ACMs are located.
- If significant maintenance, refurbishment or other works are likely to take place where the ACMs are located.
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Who Has The Duty To Update Asbestos Registers?
In line with the Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012), it is the dutyholder of the building’s responsibility to manage, update and maintain the asbestos register associated with their premises. The dutyholder is defined by the HSE as either the building owner, the landlord for the premises, or the person with clear responsibility for the building’s maintenance.
The duty to manage covers all non-domestic premises, such as shops, restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more. Communal areas within multi-occupancy premises (e.g. foyers, corridors, lifts, etc.) may also apply.
“The asbestos register is your record of known and presumed ACMs. It will need regular updating in line with any changes to risk, for example deterioration in condition.”
What Help Is Available For A Dutyholder?
This is where Pillars Environmental asbestos consultants come in. Our comprehensive asbestos management plans can help you fulfil your legal obligations as a dutyholder by setting out a clear, thorough and detailed asbestos register as part of the service.
As a specialist asbestos survey company, we have over 35 years of experience working across domestic, commercial and industrial properties across England. Our bespoke asbestos services are guaranteed to support you in remaining compliant with the latest regulations and keeping all users of your building safe.
Offering each client a unique service tailored to their site and its unique needs, we carry out five types of asbestos abatement services across England, including: Refurbishment & Demolition Surveys, Asbestos Management Surveys, Asbestos Management Plans, Asbestos Removal Management and Asbestos Re-Inspections.
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Asbestos Management Plans
An Asbestos Management Plan shapes your commitment to managing your asbestos obligations as a dutyholder, by planning out the process you will undertake to ensure people using your building are safe from asbestos exposure.
What’s Included In An Asbestos Management Plan?
- A history of the materials on-site, which we will ensure are either maintained, labelled or removed.
- Timeframes for competition based on a priority and material risk assessment scale.
- An outline of who is responsible for managing the risk of asbestos on-site.
- The asbestos register.
- Details of any previous asbestos works undertaken on-site.
- The level of communication required to ensure the risk of asbestos is managed effectively.
- Any training required to ensure the risk of asbestos remains low.
Asbestos Registers: FAQs
How often should an asbestos register be updated?
Asbestos registers should be updated once a year to ensure that regular compliance checks are being carried out on the condition of the ACMs.
If any new ACMs have been discovered, there is a change in the condition of any existing ACMs, or any refurbishment or demolition works are due to take place – your asbestos register may need to be updated prior to this.
Is it a legal requirement to have an updated asbestos register?
For commercial, or any non-domestic premises, it is a legal requirement for the dutyholder to have an updated asbestos register in place to ensure all building users remain safe from the risk of asbestos exposure.
On the other hand, it is not a legal requirement for domestic premises to have one. However, if you have an Asbestos Management Plan in place for your residential property, an asbestos register is a helpful document to have, should any work be due to take place.
What changes should I make when updating an asbestos register?
- Complete regular re-inspections to check the current condition of ACMs and update risk assessment/management actions if any materials have deteriorated.
- Indicate when any ACMs are removed or repaired.
- Add to the register when new areas are surveyed or new materials are sampled and asbestos is identified.
- Change the risk assessment and actions if there has been a change in the likelihood of disturbance, e.g. room-use change or planned maintenance.
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