The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Asbestos) Regulations 2010

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1. Introductory Text

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   PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Meaning of “worker”

   4. 4. Application

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   PART 2 DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND OTHERS

   1. 5. Assessment of risks

   2. 6. Notification of work relating to asbestos

   3. 7. Prohibition of certain activities relating to asbestos

   4. 8. Prevention and reduction of exposure

   5. 9. Measurement of air quality

   6. 10. Exposure to asbestos

   7. 11. Maintenance and demolition of ships

   8. 12. Plans of work

   9. 13. Training

   10. 14. Access to risk areas

   11. 15. Hygiene and individual protection

   12. 16. Information for workers

   13. 17. Health records and medical surveillance

   14. 18. Register of workers and notification of cases

   15. 19. Consultation with and participation of workers

   16. 20. Persons upon whom duties are imposed

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   PART 3 ENFORCEMENT

   1. 21. Offences and penalties

   2. 22. Offences by bodies corporate

   3. 23. Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable

   4. 24. Detention of a United Kingdom ship

   5. 25. Inspection and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom

   6. 26. Application of powers of inspectors in relation to Government ships

   7. 27. Enforcement of detention

   8. 28. Right of appeal and compensation

   9. 29. Prohibition on charging of workers

   10. 30. Review

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      SCHEDULE

      Practical recommendations for the clinical assessment of workers

      1. 1. Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can...

      2. 2. The doctor and/or other medical authority responsible for health surveillance...

      3. 3. Health examination of workers should be carried out in accordance...

      4. 4. The doctor and/or other medical authority responsible for health surveillance...

7. Explanatory Note