Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Belfast run asbestos programmes under Northern Ireland's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
Northern Ireland has its own, closely equivalent regulations: the Control of Asbestos Regulations (NI) 2012, enforced by HSENI, including the duty to manage asbestos in communal areas of residential premises.
Asbestos remains the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK. For housing providers the duty to manage applies to communal areas of residential buildings, and contractors must be able to check the register before any works begin.
Belfast is in Northern Ireland, so the governing framework is: Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012. Northern Ireland has its own, closely equivalent regulations: the Control of Asbestos Regulations (NI) 2012, enforced by HSENI, including the duty to manage asbestos in communal areas of residential premises.
The duty to manage applies to communal areas of residential blocks — stairwells, plant rooms, entrance halls. Individual dwellings aren't covered by the duty, but surveys are still essential before refurbishment works.
The duty to manage asbestos is continuous. Management surveys identify asbestos-containing materials (ACMs); the asbestos register and management plan must then be kept up to date, with re-inspection of known ACMs commonly carried out annually.
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