Why manage asbestos?

Asbestos must be properly managed to prevent people dying from asbestos related
disease in the future. Workers who carry out building maintenance and repair are
particularly at risk. Each year 1000's of people who worked in such trades die from
past exposures to asbestos fibres. And these workers are still at risk. Half a million
commercial buildings still contain asbestos.
If you are responsible for managing the maintenance and repair of a building, you
must manage any asbestos in it. As well as protecting people from exposure to
asbestos fibres, you have a legal duty to manage asbestos (under regulation 4 of
the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006).