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A decision made (22/07/2009) regarding: Asbestos - Code of Practice.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0041
Decision Summary Title :	A proposal to revise the ‘Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures: Approved Code of Practice’ and withdraw the existing Approved Code of Practice		Date of Decision Summary:	20 July 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Mrs Tammy Fage Health and Safety Inspector		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Report on the revised Approved Code of Practice: Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures		Date of Written Report:	3rd July 2009
Written Report Author:	Mrs Tammy Fage Health and Safety Inspector		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Revised Approved Code of Practice for the Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures and revocation of the existing Approved Code of Practice.
Decision(s): In accordance with Article 10 of the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989, the Minister agreed to approve the revised Code of Practice: Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures, with effect from the 1st October 2009, and to revoke the existing Approved Code of Practice which came into force on 1 January 2005.
Reason(s) for Decision: To revise the existing Management of Exposure to Asbestos in Workplace Buildings and Structures: Approved Code of Practice, which came into force on 1 January 2005, to take into account the introduction of the Asbestos (Licensing)(Jersey) Regulations 2008 and to reflect changes which have occurred in the control of exposure to asbestos fibre since 2005.
Resource Implications: There are no implications for the financial or manpower resources of the States.
Action required: The Director of Health and Safety to arrange for publication of the revised Approved Code of Practice and, in accordance with Article 10 of the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989, the placing of a notice in the Jersey Gazette to advise of the introduction of the revised Approved Code of Practice and the withdrawal of the existing Approved Code of Practice.
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