Don't Get Exposed To The Asbestos Risk

A Kingspan Insulated Panels product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Jul 1, 2004

The Kingspan Insulated Panels guide to asbestos legislation is a comprehensive overview of the regulations. It contains clear information on the changes and provides advice on compliance.

Kingspan Insulated Panels, the leading provider of insulated roofing and wall cladding systems, is advising property owners and occupiers of older commercial and industrial buildings to address the problem of asbestos within the workplace, particularly in light of recently implemented legislative changes.

To help building professionals with this, the company has produced a guide to the new legislation, providing valuable information on the issues and what industry professionals need to do to comply.

Regulation 4 of the Health and Safety Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 came into effect on May 21st and it now extends the legal duty of care to non-domestic property owners, tenants and employers to ascertain the risk to personnel and prevent exposure to asbestos materials.

Failure to do so could result in fines or even imprisonment depending on the severity of the case.

The Kingspan Insulated Panels guide to asbestos legislation is a comprehensive overview of the regulations.

It contains clear information on the changes and provides advice on compliance.

It also outlines the health risks and insurance implications associated with asbestos and crucially, provides practical and achievable solutions to the problem of asbestos within the workplace.

Kingspan Insulated Panels is advising the industry to take a safe, sensible and long-term view when it comes to a refurbishment project.

There are tax incentives now available to allow businesses to remove asbestos from the workplace and it makes sense to plan the removal of this harmful substance rather than ignoring or hiding the problem.

Kingspan Nu-Life is a complete refurbishment service and support package for property investors, owners, occupiers and their design and construction teams.

The Nu-Life team works closely with the client to assess requirements, budgets, finance options and solutions.

The system itself is a pre-engineered product that reduces on-site build times by 50% compared to conventional site assembled build up systems.

As an energy efficient, high-performance product, Kingspan Nu-Life completely removes the risk of asbestos from the building envelope.