Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management

Work and Pensions Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 9 Jul 2021 Closed: 21 Oct 2022 Parliament page
This inquiry looked at how the Health and Safety Executive manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings. The Committee found out about the current risks posed by asbestos in the workplace, the groups of people who are most affected, and how well the current laws and regulations for the … Read more
14 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
1 Letter
3 Events
Activity timeline 9 events
21 Jul
2022
Report published
21 Apr
2022
Report published
2 Mar
2022
Correspondence
2 Feb
2022
Oral evidence
2 Feb
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
15 Dec
2021
Oral evidence
15 Dec
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
17 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
17 Nov
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
2 Feb 2022
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Work and Pensions Committee
Chloe Smith MP · Cabinet Office Professor Andrew Curran · Health and Safety Executive Sarah Albon · Health and Safety Executive
15 Dec 2021
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Work and Pensions Committee
Clare Gilham · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Darren Evans · Asbestos Testing and Consulting, Asbestos Removal Contractors Association Graham O’Mahony · UK Asbestos Training Association Prof John Cherrie · Heriot Watt University Prof Julian Peto · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Prof Kevin Bampton · British Occupational Hygiene Society and the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management Ruth Wilkinson · Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
17 Nov 2021
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Charles Pickles · The Airtight on Asbestos Campaign Gill Reed · The Joint Union Asbestos Committee Joanne Gordon · Asbestos Victims Support Groups’ Forum UK Liz Darlison · Mesothelioma UK Nicolas Bessot · Ministry of Labour, Employment and Integration, France Prof. Alex Burdorf · Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Prof. Thomas Kuhlbusch · The Federal Institute for Occupational Hygiene and Health (BAuA), Germany Tony Hood · Thompsons Solicitors
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asb… HC 560 21 Apr 2022 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
22 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Sixth Report - The Health and Safe…
We recommend that HSE considers how it could consolidate, tighten, and simplify the current categorisation...
We recommend that HSE considers how it could consolidate, tighten, and simplify the current categorisation of asbestos works as part of its 2022 statutory review of the Control of Asbestos Regulations. Its review should carefully assess the net behavioural impacts … Read more
Government Response
HSE will consider how the current categorisation of asbestos works could be developed further with stakeholders, considering simplification of categories set out within the regulations. Any change to the regulations would be subject to a full impact assessment and consultation.
Department for Work and Pensions
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 14 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 15
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 3
Total 14 recs + 13 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
2 Mar 2022 Correspondence with the Health and Safety Executive related to their approach to asbestos management
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