Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
305Asbestos register must be obtained
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305 Asbestos register must be obtained
(1) If any asbestos-related activities set out in subregulation (2) are carried out at an employer's workplace, the employer must obtain—
(a) a copy of the asbestos register in relation to the activities; or
(b) if there are other employers at the workplace where the activities are carried out, a copy of the employer's asbestos register of each of those other employers.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) the relevant asbestos-related activities are—
(a) activities specified in paragraphs (d), (g) and (h) of regulation 302; and
(b) activities specified in paragraphs (c), (k) and (l) of regulation 302, if an asbestos register or employer's asbestos register is available.
(3) This regulation does not apply if the asbestos‑related activity will be carried out
at a domestic premises and the person who commissioned the activity is the occupier of those premises.