The Duty to Manage Asbestos: What Dutyholders Must Do Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
Key takeaway: If you have any obligation — by contract, tenancy or control — for the maintenance or repair of non-domestic premises built before 2000, you are almost certainly a dutyholder under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. This places a legal duty on you to manage asbestos-containing materials. Failure to comply…