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Asbestos Network Updates

Technical appendices, memoranda and open government guidance from the HSE Asbestos Network and its working groups.

Industry guidance and technical updates

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Asbestos Network and its Technical Working Group bring together industry representatives and regulators to discuss technical matters, share knowledge and encourage consistent standards across the asbestos industry.

The documents below clarify specific aspects of asbestos management and removal. While primarily aimed at Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors (LARCs), many are relevant to analysts, surveyors, consultants and training providers.

Technical appendices (17)Network memoranda (8)Open government guidance (2)

Important: These documents supplement, rather than replace, statutory requirements and official HSE guidance. Read them alongside relevant publications, including L143, HSG247 and HSG248.

Technical Working Group – Appendices 17 documents

Detailed technical guidance on working practices, equipment, risk assessments, enclosure management and related subjects.

Appendix 01/26 - Guidance on leak testing risk assessmentDownload guidance document Appendix 02/24 - Asbestos Skips, Van Waste Compartments, Waste Storage and Movement on SiteDownload guidance document Appendix 01/24 - Handover of Enclosures to Analysts for 4SC (Site Supervisor Visual Inspection and Handover Form)Download guidance document Appendix 01/23 - Personal Sampling, Employee Health and Exposure RecordsDownload guidance document Appendix 02/22 - Non-Asbestos Risk AssessmentsDownload guidance document Appendix 01/22 - Decontamination Unit (DCU) Services (Gas and Electrical)Download guidance document Appendix 1a/21 - Asbestos Cleans (Environmental Cleaning)Download guidance document Appendix 2/19 - Calculating NPU air flowDownload guidance document Appendix 6/17 - Abrasive Blasting Removal SystemsDownload guidance document Appendix 5/17 - Enclosures for AIB Soffit RemovalDownload guidance document Appendix 4/17 - Asbestos Dust/Wipe SamplingDownload guidance document Appendix 3/17 - Work with Asbestos PaperDownload guidance document Appendix 2/17 - Asbestos in Soil: Classification of WorkDownload guidance document Appendix 1/17 - Asbestos Enclosure Ventilation ResearchDownload guidance document Appendix 4/15 - Other Trades Entering Asbestos Live Enclosures and Licensed Site Work Areas for Soil RemovalDownload guidance document Appendix 3/15 - Pre 4 Stage Clearance InspectionsDownload guidance document Appendix 2/15 - Documentation Required on Site for Licensed Asbestos Removal WorksDownload guidance document

Asbestos Network – Memoranda 8 documents

Memoranda covering notifications, supervision, plans of work, site documentation and licensing-related issues.

Memo0612 - Notification of licensed asbestos work (including HSE Policy on requests to waive the 14 day notification period) (updated Oct 2014)Download guidance document Memo0512 - Supervision of licensed asbestos workDownload guidance document Memo0412 - Suitable and sufficient plans of work (aka method statements)Download guidance document Memo0312 - The Removal of External AIB SoffitsDownload guidance document Memo0112 - Site documentationDownload guidance document Memo0110 - Ancillary asbestos licences for scaffoldingDownload guidance document Memo0209 - Asbestos licences and the role of consultantsDownload guidance document Memo0109 - Maintenance of air extraction equipment and Class H vacuum cleaners in the asbestos industryDownload guidance document

Open Government Status 2 documents

Additional guidance made available under open government arrangements.

OG-00108 - Plans of work - purpose and core principles guidanceDownload guidance document OG-00002 - Construction Welfare StandardsDownload guidance document

Further guidance from CONIAC

These documents are also available via the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) resource library ↗.