UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010/2984 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer15

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TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Assessment of risks Regulated
  • Assess and manage asbestos exposure risks for workersEmployer
s.006 Notification of work relating to asbestos Regulated
  • Notify MCA before asbestos work starts and give workers access to the notificationEmployer
s.007 Prohibition of certain activities relating to asbestos Regulated
  • Prohibit workers from carrying out specified asbestos activitiesEmployer
s.008 Prevention and reduction of exposure Regulated
  • Minimise asbestos exposure and keep below legal limitEmployer
s.009 Measurement of air quality Regulated
  • Regularly measure airborne asbestos concentration in work areasEmployer
s.010 Exposure to asbestos Regulated
  • Manage asbestos exposure when the limit value is exceeded or foreseeableEmployer
s.011 Maintenance and demolition of ships Regulated
  • Identify asbestos before ship maintenance or demolitionEmployer
s.012 Plans of work Regulated
  • Draw up and follow written asbestos removal planEmployer
s.013 Training Regulated
  • Provide regular asbestos training to workers at riskEmployer
s.014 Access to risk areas Regulated
  • Restrict access to asbestos risk areas with signs and rulesEmployer
s.015 Hygiene and individual protection Regulated
  • Provide hygiene and individual protection for asbestos work on shipsEmployer
s.016 Information for workers Regulated
  • Provide workers with asbestos health and safety informationEmployer
s.017 Health records and medical surveillance Regulated
  • Maintain health records and provide medical surveillance for asbestos-exposed workersEmployer
s.018 Register of workers and notification of cases Regulated
  • Keep a register of asbestos-exposed workers and report disease casesEmployer
s.019 Consultation with and participation of workers Regulated
  • Consult workers on asbestos risk control measuresEmployer
19 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.001 Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation
s.002 The doctor and/or other medical authority responsible for health surveillance... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Meaning of “worker”
s.003 Health examination of workers should be carried out in accordance... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Application
s.004 The doctor and/or other medical authority responsible for health surveillance... (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Persons upon whom duties are imposed
s.021 Offences and penalties
s.022 Offences by bodies corporate
s.023 Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable
s.024 Detention of a United Kingdom ship
s.025 Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom
s.026 Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships
s.027 Enforcement of detention
s.028 Right of appeal and compensation
s.029 Prohibition on charging of workers
s.030 Review

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