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2026 No. 1153
Health And Safety
The Control of Asbestos (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
Made
2nd November 2026
Laid before Parliament
3rd November 2026
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1), (2), (4), (5), (6)(b) and (9), 18(2) and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2) and (4), 4(1), 6, 8 to 11, 13(1) and (3), 14, 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (“the 1974 Act”).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Health and Safety Executive, the Office for Nuclear Regulation and such other bodies as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in accordance with section 50(1) and (1AA) of the 1974 Act.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Asbestos (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 25th November 2026.
(3) Regulation 2(2) comes into force on 25thNovember 2027.
(4) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
(1) The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 20 (standards for air testing and site clearance certification), substitute—
Standards for air testing and site clearance certification
20. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), every employer—
(a) who carries out any measurement of the concentration of asbestos fibres present in the air must ensure that criteria are met which are equivalent to those set out in the paragraphs of ISO 17025 which relate to the specified matters;
(b) who requests a person to carry out any measurement of the concentration of asbestos fibres present in the air must ensure that that person is accredited by an appropriate body as competent to perform work in compliance with ISO 17025.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to work carried out in a laboratory for the purposes only of research.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), a person who appoints another person to assess whether premises or parts of premises where work with asbestos has been carried out—
(a) have been thoroughly cleaned upon completion of that work in accordance with regulation 17(b);
(b) are suitable for reoccupation such that a site clearance certificate for reoccupation can be issued,
must ensure that the appointed person is accredited by an appropriate body as competent to perform work in compliance with the paragraphs of ISO 17020 and ISO 17025 which relate to the specified matters.
(4) A person cannot be appointed to carry out an assessment under paragraph (3) by the employer who was required to ensure the premises or parts of premises were thoroughly cleaned in accordance with regulation 17(b).
(5) In this regulation—
“site clearance certificate for reoccupation” means a certificate issued to confirm that premises or parts of premises where work with asbestos has been carried out have been thoroughly cleaned upon completion of that work in accordance with regulation 17(b);
“specified matters” means organisation, quality systems, control of records, personnel, accommodation and environmental conditions, test and calibration methods, method validation, equipment, handling of test and calibration items, and reporting results.
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(3) In regulation 31 (extension outside Great Britain), for “the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application Outside Great Britain) Order 2001” substitute “the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2013”.
(4) In Schedule 3, omit the entry for the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.
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