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Asbestos red tape

Series: Evening Standard ; 3 August 2001, 34(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Frustrated with Health & Safety Executive (HSE) red tape on asbestos, the property industry has set up AsbestosRegister.com to exchange information on buildings that contain asbestos. Supporters of AsbestosRegister.com believe HSE red tape is so vague that local authorities and large companies are able to side step responsibility for risk assessment of their properties.

Frustrated with Health & Safety Executive (HSE) red tape on asbestos, the property industry has set up AsbestosRegister.com to exchange information on buildings that contain asbestos. Supporters of AsbestosRegister.com believe HSE red tape is so vague that local authorities and large companies are able to side step responsibility for risk assessment of their properties.