Independent support and UKAS-accredited air monitoring for non-licensed asbestos removal and notifiable non-licensed work (NNLW).
Non-licensed work covers lower-risk asbestos materials (such as asbestos cement, textured coatings (Artex), and floor tiles) where the risk of fibre release is lower. However, some non-licensed work is classified as Notifiable Non-Licensed Work (NNLW) and must be notified to the relevant enforcing authority before it begins. All asbestos removal, licensed or not, must comply with CAR 2012.
NNLW is a category of non-licensed asbestos work that must be notified to the relevant enforcing authority (usually the HSE or local authority) before it begins. It applies where work is short-duration and low-risk but still carries some potential for fibre release, such as removing textured coatings.
No. Non-licensed work can be carried out by any suitably trained and competent contractor, though the work must still comply with CAR 2012. However, NNLW requires the contractor to be trained, medically supervised, and to maintain exposure records.
Reassurance air monitoring is not always mandatory but is strongly recommended, particularly for NNLW or where occupants will return to the space. HFS provides UKAS-accredited air monitoring for non-licensed projects on request.
