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With effect from 21 May 2004, CAWR introduces a duty to manage asbestos in non domestic 

premises. Persons with repair and maintenance responsibilities for the premises will need to ensure that 

asbestos containing materials within those premises are properly managed, and that information about 

the location and condition of the materials is passed on to those likely to disturb them (regulation 4).  

Further details are given in Leaflet 

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Approved Codes of Practice 

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These Regulations are subject to a number of Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) issued by the 

Health and Safety Commission, according to the form and location of the asbestos and the type of work 

to be undertaken.   

Except for asbestos contaminated land and for the uses defined below at paragraph 3.2, this ACOP 

applies to: 

4.1 

Any work involving asbestos or asbestos containing products; 

4.2 

Any work with asbestos during manufacturing processes; 

4.3 

Any work on building materials that contain asbestos, including: 

4.3.1 Asbestos 

cement; 

4.3.2 

Any bitumen, plastic, resin or rubber materials that contain asbestos, for 

whatever purpose; 

4.4 

Any work of brief duration on asbestos insulation, asbestos coating and asbestos 

insulating board which is exempt from the requirement to license under regulation 3(2)(a) of the 

Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations; and 

4.5 

Asbestos sampling and laboratory analysis. 

4.6 

Any work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coating and asbestos insulating board as 

defined in the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations  (see definition below). 

4.7 

Employers carrying out similar work with asbestos insulation, asbestos coating and 

asbestos insulating board on their own premises who are exempted from the requirement to hold a 

licence under regulation 3(2) of the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations. 

Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations  

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The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations require all work on or with asbestos insulation or asbestos 

coating or asbestos insulating board to be subject to a Licence from the Health and Safety Executive.  

The Licence details the Terms and Conditions under which the work may be carried out.  A licence is not 

required for work of less than 2 hours total duration, for air monitoring or sample collection to identify 

asbestos, and where an employer is carrying out work with his own employees on his own premises. 

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The Licensing requirements are in addition to the requirements of the CAWR described in this 

leaflet.  HSE guidance on licensing is given in 

A guide to the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations Work 

with asbestos insulation, asbestos coating and asbestos insulating board (fourth edition) L28

.  Health 

and Safety Commission.  HSE Books, 2002. ISBN 071762563X.   

Leaflet 5 Annex A 

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2003