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Sixth Report - The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management

Work and Pensions Committee HC 560 Published 21 April 2022
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
27 items (14 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 27 of 27 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 15
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 3
Government response
The Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2021–22 · published 21 Jul 2022
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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
22 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 112

We recommend that HSE considers how it could consolidate, tighten, and simplify the current categorisation...

Recommendation
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 Summary
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.
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