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245 _a5-year asbestos delay
260 _c2001
490 _aConstruction News
_v(6714) 3 May 2001, 3(1)
520 _aHSE plans to accredit 2000 surveyors in 2 years under a programme beginning in March 2002 but RICS Asbestos Working Party Chair warns that insurance issues and low rates of pay make this target unachievable, opening the market to cowboys. Safety checks to make buildings containing asbestos safe for maintenance workers could take 5 years and cost £7bn.
590 _aWB
650 _aACCREDITATION SCHEMES
650 _aMANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES-ASBESTOS
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT
650 _aHEALTH AND SAFETY
_96244
650 _aHEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
650 _aHSE
650 _aRICS ASBESTOS WORKING PARTY
650 _aSURVEYORS
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING STANDARDS
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