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1 DESIGN manual FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. VOLUME 0 INTRODUCTION . AND GENERAL . requirements . section 2 GENERAL GUIDANCE. PART 4. GD 5/16. ASBESTOS management IN TRUNK. ROAD ASSETS. SUMMARY. This document provides the systems and procedures to be adopted for managing Asbestos Containing Materials in Motorway and Trunk Road Assets to comply with Control of Asbestos Regulations. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. 1. Insert GD 05/16 into VOLUME 0, section 2. 2. Please archive this sheet as appropriate. Note: A quarterly index with a full set of VOLUME Contents pages is available separately from the Stationery Office Ltd. November 2016. DESIGN manual FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. GD 5/16. HIGHWAYS ENGLAND VOLUME 0, section 2.

2 Part 4. TRANSPORT SCOTLAND. COMHDHAIL ALBA. Buidheann le Riaghaltas na h-Alba LLYWODRAETH CYMRU. WELSH GOVERNMENT. DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. NORTHERN IRELAND. Asbestos management in Trunk Road Assets Summary: This document provides the systems and procedures to be adopted for managing Asbestos Containing Materials in trunk road Asset to comply with Control of Asbestos Regulations. VOLUME 0, section 2. Part 4 GD 5/16 Registration of Amendments REGISTRATION OF AMENDMENTS. Amend No Page No Signature & Date of incorporation Amend No Page No Signature & Date of incorporation of amendments of amendments November 2016. VOLUME 0, section 2. Registration of Amendments Part 4 GD 5/16.

3 REGISTRATION OF AMENDMENTS. Amend No Page No Signature & Date of incorporation Amend No Page No Signature & Date of incorporation of amendments of amendments November 2016. DESIGN manual FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES. VOLUME 0 INTRODUCTION . AND GENERAL . requirements . section 2 GENERAL GUIDANCE. PART 4. GD 5/16. ASBESTOS management IN TRUNK. ROAD ASSETS. Contents Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 2. GENERAL requirements 3. Asbestos Surveys 4. References 5. Enquiries Annexes Annex A Special requirements : Highways England Annex B Special requirements : Transport Scotland Annex C Special requirements : Llywodraeth Cymru Welsh Government Annex D Special requirements : Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland November 2016.

4 VOLUME 0, section 2 Chapter 1. Part 4 GD 5/16 INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION . Background The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 12) made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and in particular Regulation 4 (the duty to manage asbestos) applies to all non-domestic premises. HSG 264 (Asbestos The Survey Guide) provides guidance on the identification and management of asbestos in non-domestic premises. Although CAR 12 applies to all highway assets, neither the regulations nor the guidance make any specific reference to these. GD5 contains requirements and advice on the application of Regulation 4 to all highway assets. This is the first issue of GD5 and it replaces the previous requirements and advice given in IAN 63/05 Rev 3.

5 In the UK CAR 12 came into force on 6 April 2012. Its predecessor, The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, brought together three sets of previous regulations covering the prohibition of Asbestos, the control of Asbestos at work and the Asbestos licensing regulations. It also stipulated mandatory training on working with Asbestos for those liable to be exposed to Asbestos fibres at work. Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) are known to exist within the highway boundary, in roads, drainage, structures, associated buildings and other Asset. Road tunnels, depots and toilet blocks are considered to pose the highest risk for highway works. ACMs only pose a risk to health if the material is disturbed and the fibres become airborne and can then be inhaled.

6 For further details of areas of known ACMs refer to the GAMP. (held separately) section 3. Scope and Purpose GD5 contains requirements and advice for the Overseeing Organisation to comply with the duties imposed upon it by CAR 12 in particular Regulation 4 the duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. HSG 264 (Asbestos The Survey Guide) published by the Health and Safety Executive provides guidance to persons in control of premises on how to comply with Regulation 4 and is referred to throughout this (GD5) document. This document applies to all Motorways and Trunk road Assets in England, Scotland and Wales. In the case of Northern Ireland, all the Road Assets managed by the Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland are also covered by this document.

7 The purpose of this document is to provide requirements and advice for Service Providers to enable them to assist the Overseeing Organisations to carry out their duties as trunk road Asset Owners in accordance with CAR. Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this document. AAMP Area Asbestos management Plan AAP Asbestos Action Plan ABB Asbestos Bulletin Board ACM Asbestos Containing Material AO Asset Owner ASC Asset Support Contractor CAR Control of Asbestos Regulations November 2016 1/1. Chapter 1 VOLUME 0, section 2. INTRODUCTION Part 4 GD 5/16. CDM Construction, Design and management Regulations COSHH Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health CPO Compulsory Purchase Order ECI Early Contractor Involvement DBFO Design, Build.

8 Finance & Operate GAMP GENERAL Asbestos management Plan GD GENERAL Design Standard HAPMS Highways England Pavement management System HSG 264 Health and Safety Guidance on surveys HSE Health and Safety Executive IAN Interim Advice Note IAM IS Integrated Asset management Information System MAC Managing Agent Contractor MPD Major Projects Directorate NDD Network Delivery and Development Directorate PCF Project Control Framework PFI Private Finance Initiative SAMP Scheme Asbestos management Plan SDTL Service Delivery Team leader SMIS Structures management Information System TCC Traffic Control Centre TechMAC Technology Managing Agent Contractor TNAMP Technology National Asbestos management Plan TPMS Technology Performance management System TTD Traffic Technology Division UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service WG Welsh Government Mutual Recognition Where there is a requirement in this document for compliance with any part of a British Standard , technical specification or quality mark, that requirement may be met by compliance with the mutual recognition clause in GD01.

9 Implementation These requirements shall be used forthwith on all projects for the assessment, design, construction, operation, management , maintenance, refurbishment and demolition of motorways and trunk roads in England, Scotland, Wales, and the road assets managed by the Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland. If procurement of works has reached a stage where in the opinion of the Overseeing Organisation, its use would result in significant additional expense or delay making it not possible, such decision must be recorded in accordance with the procedure required by the Overseeing Organisation. 1/2 November 2016. VOLUME 0, section 2 Chapter 1. Part 4 GD 5/16 INTRODUCTION Application in Devolved Administrations Specific requirements of the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are presented in the following Annexes of this document: ANNEX B: TRANSPORT SCOTLAND.

10 ANNEX C: WELSH GOVERNMENT. ANNEX D: DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, NORTHERN IRELAND. Assumptions made in the Preparation of the Document This document has been prepared by reference to The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Approved code of Practice number L143 (Second Edition) and HSG 264 Asbestos the Survey Guide, both published by the Health and Safety Executive. Feedback and Enquiries Users of this document are encouraged to raise any enquiries and/or provide feedback on its content and usage. The email address for all enquiries and feedback is: November 2016 1/3. Chapter 1 VOLUME 0, section 2. INTRODUCTION Part 4 GD 5/16. 1/4 November 2016. VOLUME 0, section 2 Chapter 2. Part 4 GD 5/16 GENERAL requirements 2.