Health and Safety Executive

North & West Yorks

WWT

David Stewart

HM Principal Inspector, Construction Group, Leeds

Topics

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

RIDDOR

Fee for Intervention

Refurb’ Campaign – Feb/March 2012

Work plan 2012/13

Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

• EU Directive on exposure to asbestos (Directive 2009/148/EC)

• 6th April 2012– What has stayed the same– What has changed

• Notification

• April 2015 – health surveillance

• Enforcement expectation

RIDDOR

• 6th April

• The trigger point has increased from over three days to over seven days incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened).

• The deadline by which the over-seven-day injury must be reported has also increased to 15 days from the day of the day of the accident.

Fee For Intervention

• Material breach –when, in the opinion of the HSE Inspector, there has been a contravention of health and safety law that requires them to notify the duty holder, in writing, of that opinion.

• £124 per hour *

• October 2012 ?

Refurbishment campaign

Inspection initiative 20th Feb to 16th March

-Refurb’ & small sites

No of sites visited – 132 (3237)

No of Contractors seen – 175 (4080)

No of notices issued – 27 (581)

FFI dry run

Issues

-WAH, Fire Safety, Good Order, asbestos survey

Work plan 2012/13

• Priority Areas– Asbestos– Small sites– Refurbishment– Major Projects – Timber Frame buildings– Temporary Demountable Structures