UKATA Legal Framework (CAR 2012) 2

Question 1

Under CAR 2012, what must an employer provide to employees who may be exposed to asbestos?

Accepted Answer

Adequate information, instruction, and training about asbestos risks

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Free gym membership

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A personal asbestos testing kit

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Guaranteed private healthcare

Question 2

What does Regulation 10 of CAR 2012 require before any work with asbestos-containing materials?

Accepted Answer

A risk assessment to be carried out

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Payment of a government fee

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Approval from the local MP

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A police escort to the site

Question 3

Under CAR 2012, who has the power to issue improvement and prohibition notices for asbestos work?

Accepted Answer

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

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Local police

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The Environment Agency

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Trade unions

Question 4

How long must health records for employees exposed to asbestos be kept under CAR 2012?

Accepted Answer

40 years from the date of the last entry

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5 years after last exposure

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10 years after last exposure

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Indefinitely

Question 5

What is notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW) under CAR 2012?

Accepted Answer

Lower-risk asbestos work that must be notified to the HSE but does not require a licence

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Work that does not need to follow any regulations

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Any work done by volunteers

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Work on asbestos in domestic properties only

Question 6

Under the duty to manage, what type of survey is typically required to locate asbestos in a building?

Accepted Answer

A management survey (and refurbishment/demolition survey before major works)

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A Google Street View search

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A financial audit

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A planning permission survey