What it contains

This handbook is for employers and employees in workplaces with asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), such as:

• demolition, roofing, construction contractors and surveyors
• engineers
• electricians
• painters and decorators
• joiners, plumbers, gas fitters and plasterers
• shop fitters, fire and burglar alarm installers
• maintenance and automotive repair workers

The handbook explains how to manage asbestos in the workplace. Use it to find out:

• what is asbestos and ACM
• what are the health risks of asbestos exposure
• how to monitor exposure standards in a workplace
• ways to identify fixed or installed ACMs
• how to manage and control asbestos in a workplace, including domestic workplaces

At the end of the handbook, there are also examples of ACMs.