Templates / Incidents
Asbestos unexpected find stop-work record
Form · Each suspected find
Records work stopped when a material that might hold asbestos is found: where, who was near, how the area was closed off, who was told, the sample result and when work restarted.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulations 5, 11 and 16
- HSE, Asbestos essentials (em1, what to do if you find asbestos)
The questions
The find
- Exactly where
- Date and time found
- What was found and what work disturbed it
- Photo (taken without going closer)
Action
- Work stopped straight away
- Area closed off and signed, people kept out
- Who was near, and whether they may have been exposed
- Who was told (manager, client, asbestos surveyor)
- Sample result
- How and when work restarted
Sign-off
- Recorded by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.