Asbestos Resources

Applicable Legislation

Here is a list of legislation applicable to Asbestos:

MDHS 100 Methods for the determination of hazardous substances
Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974
The Control of Pollution Act 1974
The Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 1987
The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1983
The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983
The Asbestos (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1983
The Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980
The Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1992
The Control of Asbestos at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1998
The Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992
The Control of Asbestos in Air regulations 1992
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
The Environmental Protection Act. 1990
The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations. 1991
Approved Code of Practice; The Control of Asbestos at Work (Third Edition) Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987
Approved Code of Practice; Work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coatings
Approved Code of Practice Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (General ACOP 4th edition) and Control of Carcinogenic substances (Carcinogens ACOP-4th edition) and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 1988
Department of Environment Waste Management Paper No. 18 Asbestos Waste. (A technical Memorandum on Arisings and Disposal including a Code of Practice)
The Classification, Packaging and Labelling on Dangerous Goods for Carriage by Road and Rail 1994
The Control of Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations1991
Signs and Signals Regulations 1996
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994
Health and Safety (Young Persons) Regulations 1997
Managements of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
Managements of Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Noise at Work regulations 1989
The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 1989
The Construction (General Provision) Regulations 1961
The Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989
The Constructions (Working Places) Regulations 1996
The Reporting of Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences regulations 1995
The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994
The Waste Regulations and Disposal (authorities) Order 1985
The Waste (Prevention of Pollution) Code of Practice Order 1989