Asbestos Regulations


Asbestos is often known as the hidden killer.  The Government brought in The Control of Asbestos at work regulations 2002 and these apply to all Church Premises.

Every Premises must have an written Asbestos Survey which must be kept available for inspection by anyone, especially tradesmen, who may do work in the premises.


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You can get more information on the asbestos regulations from www.hse.gov.uk/campaigns/asbestos

A free guide is available from 01787 881165. “A short guide to Managing Asbestos in Premises”.

Asbestos in Church Buildings Guidance is available from the URC plato page:- www.urc.org.uk/what_we_do/plato/plato/docs/asbestos_in_church_buildings_s291.doc