The regulations combine an ongoing duty to manage asbestos already present in a building with strict controls on any work that might disturb it.
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Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Requires those with responsibility for non-domestic premises to manage asbestos risk, and sets strict controls on work that disturbs asbestos.
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What it covers
These regulations require a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises (identifying its location and condition, and managing the risk), alongside strict licensing, training and control requirements for work that disturbs asbestos-containing materials.
Who it applies to
Those with responsibility for maintenance/repair of non-domestic premises, and anyone carrying out work that may disturb asbestos.
How SafetyOps supports compliance
SafetyOps' deterministic safety-rule layer already recognises asbestos-related keywords during AI work analysis and raises a mandatory stop-and-seek-specialist-assessment warning; no dedicated asbestos register module exists in SafetyOps today.