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Government to legislate and enforce a National Asbestos Register. To Save Lives!
Closed
88 signatures
What the petition asks
Competent & insured surveyors will lodge asbestos reports & registers; they can then be downloaded to know the dangers instantly, thus allowing better planning, safer working & safety controls. 5000 people die in the UK of Asbestos related diseases each year. Twice as many than killed on our roads.
5000 people die each year from Asbestos related diseases - www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/overall/hssh1415.pdf
Any non-domestic building built before 2000 needs an Asbestos Register - it IS the LAW. Reg 4 of CAR 2012
Yet many reports 'go missing', are unavailable or do NOT exist. They should be lodged like EPC's. This would ensure safety at all levels of work; that asbestos found IS being managed by providing an easier, faster way of checking. Ensuring instant access to the most up to date report.
Any non-domestic building built before 2000 needs an Asbestos Register - it IS the LAW. Reg 4 of CAR 2012
Yet many reports 'go missing', are unavailable or do NOT exist. They should be lodged like EPC's. This would ensure safety at all levels of work; that asbestos found IS being managed by providing an easier, faster way of checking. Ensuring instant access to the most up to date report.
Timeline
| 3 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Dec 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
88
Status
Closed
Opened
3 Jun 2016
Closed
3 Dec 2016
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