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UK asbestos ban history & regulations

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UK - United Kingdom & EU - European Union Asbestos Bans, Rules, Regulations Guide: this article describes current asbestos exposure & handling regulations and lists the history of asbestos law and regulations.

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Regulations & Information About Asbestos in the EU and UK

Asbestos Regulations in the E.U. also previously followed in the UK

There are common EU rules determining provisions concerning asbestos. The provisions apply to all activities where there is a risk that an employee will be exposed to the dust which contains asbestos.

To work with asbestos, you need a special permit from the Swedish Work Environment Authority, you also need training as well as a medical examination certificate.

A company that conducts demolition work on materials that contain asbestos without permission from the Swedish Work Environment Authority risks having to pay a penalty of SEK 50,000. Questions regarding products that contain asbestos are covered by the Chemicals Agency’s regulations. - See http://www.av.se/dokument/inenglish/legislations/eng0601.pdf

 

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Both of your source citations are credible, being in the UK HSE, though possibly incomplete.

Your first source: PRODUCTS in the UK THAT MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS [PDF] retrieved 2018/02/07 original source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/managing/products.htm

cites three asbestos forms but as you noted, does not apply the "blue" (crocidolite) to flooring. I'm not sure that document is complete.

Your second source: UK ASBESTOS SURVEY GUIDE & PROCEDURES [PDF] retrieved 2018/02/07 original source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/hsg264.pdf)
includes this remark

In general, however, unless there is evidence to show otherwise, the asbestos type should be assumed to be crocidolite asbestos.

Appendix 2: ACMs in buildings listed in order of ease of fibre releaseable of products and asbestos types simply does not include flooring. Probably because the ease of fibre release is so low.

But consistent with your observation the document states:

99 Some materials, like textured plasters, paints and vinyl floor tiles, may contain very fine dispersed chrysotile asbestos which may not be seen by eye or with a magnifying glass, and these materials (if old) will have to be presumed to contain asbestos unless they are sampled and carefully analysed by a competent laboratory.

As imported materials may have contained chrysotile asbestos until 1999 and laboratories often miss the fine asbestos, some additional checks may be necessary with these types of materials.

Other useful characteristics (eg surface texture, sound when knocked, warmth to touch, surface hardness/deformation with a probe) may also be used by experienced surveyors to help compare the material with other materials they have previously encountered and had samples identified.

Unless the surveyor is convinced that there is adequate evidence to conclude that the material is asbestos-free (eg plaster, plasterboard, wood etc), a presumption or strong presumption should be made that it is an ACM.


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