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You will have to be careful if the asbestos is in a domestic property - the true domestic landlord has no duties under Regulation 4, they do, as Kevlarion suggested have expilicit duties under CDM - Regulation 10 is quite specific and the client comissioning any construction/maintenence work for a c...

The answer is here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l127.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Paragraph 7 Domestic rented premises The duty to manage asbestos in premises does apply to common parts of premises, including housing developments and blocks of flats, but does n...

10 weeks turnaround time generally - the papers may only just have been marked and returned to NEBOSH - they will still need moderating.
Otto

Hi BP, there is no set period, the regulations require that Principal Contractors and Contractors are given "reasonable" time to prepare. If it's a small extension type job a week may be ok, if it's a dry dock for a nuclear submarine then you could be looking at a year. It really depends o...

Excavators can be used as lifting appliances - when they are LOLER applies, which means they have to have a 12 monthly thourough examination, check valves and a lifting plan to name but a few things. It also means that all of your lifting tackle such as strops and shackles has to have 6 monthly thor...

Going back to the main issue - is there someone at fault? - potentially - Is there the basis for criminal or civil action - potentially. We need to look at facts rather than offering speculative opinions - there are case precedents out there, we need to find them. Firstly we need to put the issue in...

In answer to your question..... 1. Totally by accident - I was standing in the wrong place at the wrong time 2. HSEQ Manager for a Rail contractor specialising in civil engineering infrastructure works 3. I didn't - it found me - I was headhunted, see answer (1) also........ 4. In a really good job ...

Don't write in the margin - it's where the examiners put the ticks and it annoys when we don't have room....
Otto (an examiner.....)

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Otto

The management plan is a requirement of the CA Regs. It does not have to complicated but has to allow for regular inspection of the ACMs Direct from Regulation 4 CAR 2006 (8) Where the assessment shows that asbestos is or is liable to be present in any part of the premises the dutyholder shall ensur...

Cheers Nick, my memory is obviously failing as I get older........ Amongst other things.
I feel the need to point out to students of NEBOSH that for Fire Risk Assessments there is a defined need for competence as it is in the RRFSO and it is explicit rather than implicit.
Otto

Staright form the Management Regs ACoP: Suitable and sufficient 13 ‘Suitable and sufficient’ is not defined in the Regulations. In practice it means the risk assessment should do the following: (a) The risk assessment should identify the risks arising from or in connection with work. The level of de...