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Health and Safety Executive Do you have a duty to manage asbestos? How to safely manage asbestos in your building and protect people from exposure risks. Find out more - about how to safely manage asbestos in your building and protect people from exposure risks. Popular Risk assessment Stress and mental health Health and safety statistics Asbestos Health and safety basics for your business The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 Industries A to Z Guidance by industry, includes construction, health and social care, pesticides, oil and gas, agriculture Go to the Industries A to Z Topics A to Z Guidance by topic, includes risk management, RIDDOR, COSHH, asbestos and display screen equipment Go to the Topics A to Z Featured Safety notice issued - Risk of exposure of laboratory staff to biological agents Workers at diagnostic laboratories are being put at risk of infection because of missing information on specimen request forms 7 November 2024 Safety notice Construction company fined after worker left paralysed The worker slipped and fell from the first floor to the ground below leaving them seriously injured 4 November 2024 Prosecution School trust fined after pupil injured A £6,000 fine was issued after a pupil’s finger was injured in an unsafe door hinge 30 October 2024 Prosecution Latest news Information and services Building Safety Regulator How building safety is regulated in England RIDDOR Some accidents, diseases or near misses must be reported The law Health and safety at work: criminal and civil law Manage risk Plan how to avoid or control the risks from your work Vulnerable workers Including disabled people, those pregnant, working alone or at home Apply, notify or report Apply for a licence, send us a form or report something in a workplace About HSE Sarah Albon Chief Executive Sarah Newton Chair of the Board Our mission Protecting people and places Careers Latest vacancies and subscribe for alerts Our management