Wednesday 4th October - 10.00 am - 10.45 am
How a National Asbestos Register Will Benefit Us All
"A national database of properties containing asbestos and digital asbestos registers would simplify asbestos management, saving lives, time and money, without burdening taxpayers."
Asbestos - The UK’s legacy that impacts us all.
Asbestos remains in 1 in 5 workplaces – 75% of schools, hospitals and other public buildings. It’s the UK’s biggest workplace killer, claiming 50,000 deaths per decade. We have the world’s highest rate of mesothelioma – the most lethal and preventable of cancers: caused by thousands of accidental asbestos exposures (many unreported), often resulting from widespread ignorance and asbestos management failures.
We are also lagging behind other European countries in terms of making critical and potentially life-saving asbestos information freely available to all, whenever and wherever it’s needed.
On Wednesday 13th September 2023 a Private Members 10 Minutes Bill was approved in the House of Commons - Short Title: "Asbestos (National Register) Bill".
This is a really important step forward. But there’s still a long way to go and lot of hard work to do!
Unless we take action many more people will die from being completely unwittingly exposed to asbestos in their daily lives, in the thousands of schools, hospitals and other public buildings, where we know asbestos has been poorly managed - and where we now have evidence that it's often in poor condition, in deteriorating ageing buildings.
With enough collaboration and today's technology we can change this!
We would love you join our webinar to hear Andrew Paten talk about:
"How a National Asbestos Register Will Benefit Us All"
'Everyone wins! - Duty holders, employers, the general public, the HSE, the government and the asbestos industry"
Join us to hear Andrew Paten, Co- Founder of UKNAR CIC talk about:
- The UK’s key asbestos management challenges.
- Why sharing information is critical.
- The way forward. - Why we need a national asbestos database.
- How a national database of digital Asbestos SMART registers can work.
- The benefits for all.
- The need for urgent action now.
We do hope you can make it!
Asbestos Training
UKATA (UK Asbestos Training Assocation) provide a formal asbestos training course suitable for any person who requires an overview of the duty to manage and legislative requirements. This would normally include, but is not limited to duty holder’s assistants, appointed persons assistants, building owners, landlords, sub-lessors, managing agents etc. and any person assisting duty holders in the compliance with CAR 2012 regulation 4.
Duty to Manage Asbestos Course Syllabus
Find a UKATA approved training provider: https://www.ukata.org.uk/training/find-training-provider/
