1. Sara Mason ABP Associates Limited
Asbestos Update 2017
Sara Mason
ABP Associates Limited

2. Asbestos – the numbers 32 years ago amphiboles were banned
18 years ago all asbestos was banned
11 years ago ‘Duty to Manage’ CAR 2006
5 years since NNLW introduced (CAR 2012)

3. Why is asbestos still a problem?
2515 people died of mesothelioma in 2014
431 people died from asbestosis in 2014
1175 New cases of asbestosis in 2015
Asbestos related exposure still kills more people than any other industrial disease
Have we reached the peak yet?
(HSE stats)

4. The legacy 1.5 million buildings in UK contain asbestos
Estimated 75% state schools contain asbestos
BBC London reported that 94% of hospitals in the capital contain asbestos.

5. Juliet Cohen, whose husband Andrew Lawson was an anaesthetist and specialised in intensive care medicine and chronic pain management, claimed he was exposed to asbestos walking through the underground tunnels linking hospital buildings at Guys and St Thomas Hospital when he trained there between
He died in 2014, seven years after being diagnosed with mesothelioma.

6. Post Implementation Review
Dutyholder evidence - Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
(Post Implementation Review)
Duty Holder – roles & responsibilities
NNLW – unclear & causes confusion
Medicals – streamline, 3yrs

7. New analysts’ Guide? No due date as yet?
Main changes; asbestos in soil guidance
HSE concerned analyst’s are ‘working with asbestos’ during the 4SC
Supervisors – handover form at Stage 1
More detailed 4SC paperwork, GoPros!!

8. Training P407 – Managing asbestos in buildings for the Duty Holder.
CoC is ideal for candidates wishing to
P402
develop a higher level of knowledge
and skills in a specific field, such as
P402
asbestos. Upon successful completion,
P405
P405
P411
P404
P409
P408
P407
P410
P401
for Asbestos*
Remediation*
Strategies and Sampling of Soils
Management of Asbestos Projects
Inspection of Soils following Asbestos
by the Analyst*
the Duty Holder Requirements
Managing Asbestos in Premises,
Identification of Asbestos in Soils (PLM)*
Asbestos Awareness Course
Note: this course does not lead to a BOHS qualification.
IP402
W504
IP405
knowledge of working with asbestos,
For those who wish to expand their
Professional Qualifications
BOHS also offers the Certificate of
Competence (CoC) qualification: the
Awareness Course
without taking a formal qualification.
International Modules
subject area, for those working as
Provides a broad understanding of the
professional hygienists.
Asbestos and Other Fibres
for Asbestos in Buildings
Surveying and Sampling Strategies
Management of Asbestos in Buildings
Training
P407 – Managing asbestos in buildings for the Duty Holder.
New courses:
P408 asbestos analysis in soil
P409 Sampling asbestos in soils
P410 Inspecting soil post remediation
P411 Managing asbestos removal by analysts
the Certificate of Competence in
P403
Asbestos is awarded.
P404

9. Asbestos professionals

10. Asbestos in Soils Standing Committee of Analysts
The Quantification of Asbestos in Soil (2017)
JIWG DST work categories_FINAL version 2.1_protected _March 2017