What to do if you discover asbestos on site

What do you do, as a contractor, if you discover asbestos (unexpectedly) on a site that you are working on?
The first sensible step is to stop work and warn others of the potential presence of asbestos and then inform the site manager and your supervisor and manager. It is essential that you do not disturb the asbestos and the HSE information on the right is a useful approach to action to take if you do accidentally disturb the asbestos.
There is an useful series of asbestos essential publications available from the HSE website.
Make sure that you know what asbestos is, where is can be found and what to do to avoid contact with it asbestos awareness training is important in this regard.

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