Guidance
Managing asbestos in your school or college
Guidance for school leaders, governors, local authorities and academy trusts about managing asbestos in schools and colleges.
Applies to England
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This guidance aims to help schools and colleges understand their duties in relation to asbestos management. It provides:
- further clarity on the role of dutyholders and employers
- practical information about what dutyholders are required to do to manage asbestos effectively
- an updated section on what to do if thing go wrong
This advice is for:
- school leaders
- school staff
- governing bodies
- responsible bodies (as duty holders)
It should be used alongside more detailed advice from the from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), such as:
Duties around asbestos management remain unchanged and are set out in law by HSE in their introduction to asbestos safety.
Updates to this page
Published 31 October 2024