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<p /> <p>Demolition is construction work as defined by the Construction Design and
Management Regulations 2015 (CDM). Asbestos is a hazard which may give rise to risk
and so information on its presence in a building should form part of the pre-construction
information which the client must make available to the contractors involved.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, all work with asbestos (including demolition) is subject to the
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR) which requires exposure to asbestos to
be prevented or reduced to as low a level as reasonably practicable. In cases of final
demolition the employer’s plan of work must, so far as is reasonably practicable,
specify that asbestos must be removed before any demolition starts, unless removal
would cause a greater risk to employees than leaving it in place.</p><p> </p><p>CAR
also requires the owner, or person responsible for maintenance (the ‘duty holder’)
of a non-domestic building to record the location and condition of any asbestos-containing
materials (ACMs) and to put into place a plan to manage the risk they present. The
duty holder is responsible for managing the risk at the time they hold the duty; they
are not responsible for prior exposure to earlier building occupants. The record of
the location and condition of any ACMs, and management plan, must be available for
as long as ACMs are present in the building.</p>
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