Asbestos Policy v1 Jan 2012 - Royal Air Force Museum

Adequate resources are provided and allocated to implement the Policy;Museum employees have the necessary facilities, training and competenceto discharge their designated functions;The Policy is underpinned by the appropriate procedures;Any specific responsibilities assigned to postholders are set out in writing.The Buildings & Services Manager is the designated Asbestos Manager (andProject Manager) on all matters relating to ACM’s in buildings, mechanical andelectrical fixed installations, and plant and equipment on all three sites. He will beassisted by designated staff on each site.The MBCC Manager is the designated Asbestos Manager (and Project Manager)on all matters relating to ACM’s in aircraft on display, in the MBCC workshops atCosford, and on aircraft restoration projects undertaken on any museum site.The following are designated as Asbestos Managers (and Project Managers) on allmatters relating to ACM’s contained within artefacts and aircraft on sites as stated:London Site: Aircraft TechnicianReserve Collection Stafford: Manager StaffordCosford Including H9 Storage Hangar but excluding aircraft on display at Cosford:Cosford CuratorThe Health & Safety Managers at each site are responsible for:Undertaking audits as appropriate;Ensuring any breaches of compliance with the Policy or procedures are fullyinvestigated;Reporting incidents to the Health and Safety Executive under the Reportingof Injuries;Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR);Collating Dangerous Occurrence Forms;The Asbestos Managers (as set out above) are responsible for ensuring that:Adequate information regarding ACMs is sought for all potential acquisitions;Any building or artefact acquired on behalf of the Museum is free of ACMs,so far as is reasonably practicable;HEALTH & SAFETY AT WORK Issue – 01/01/20122