Posted By Spiderman I am aware that under reg 4 of Asbestos regs all non-domestic premises must have an asbestos register and management plan, however our electricians regularly come across asbestos flashbacks in domestic premises where there is no duty under reg 4 for a register and management plan. Other than us providing asbestos awareness training to our electricians to recognise the possible exposure risks, is there any other legislation or guidance that give SPECIFIC requirements to deal with these situations as a domestic householder couldn't reasonably be expected to know about asbestos? Also, the HSE publish a guidance note A33 (Replacing an asbestos containing fuse box or a single fuse assembly) which gives advice for the removal / replacement, however does say if they MUST be removed. When called out to a emergency breakdown, should we be pulling contaminated fuses? Any advice would be much appreciated Pete

Posted By Dave Wilson Under Reg 5 an employer has a statutory responsibility not to work on anything unless he has found out whether asbestos is present or not OR assumes that it is. If you follow the guidance on the Task Cards as well as the other task cards which it refers to you will be OK. Basically Trained , competent with the correct equipment.