Article 13
United Kingdom
A plan of work shall be drawn up before demolition work or work on removing asbestos and/or asbestos-containing products from buildings, structures, plant or installations or from ships is started.
The plan referred to in paragraph 1 must prescribe the measures necessary to ensure the safety and health of workers at the place of work.
The plan must in particular specify that:
asbestos and/or asbestos-containing products are to be removed before demolition techniques are applied, except where this would cause a greater risk to workers than if the asbestos and/or asbestos-containing products had been left in place;
the personal protective equipment referred to in point (a) of the first paragraph of Article 12 shall be provided, where necessary;
when the asbestos demolition or removal work has been completed, the absence of asbestos exposure risks in the workplace shall be verified in compliance with national laws and practice.
At the request of the competent authorities, the plan shall include information on the following:
the nature and probable duration of the work;
the place where the work is carried out;
the methods applied where the work involves the handling of asbestos or of materials containing asbestos;
the characteristics of the equipment used for:
- (i)
protection and decontamination of those carrying out the work;
- (ii)
protection of other persons present on or near the worksite.
At the request of the competent authorities, the plan referred to in paragraph 1 must be notified to them before the start of the projected work.