Licence

Licence to work with asbestos (England, Wales & Scotland)

You need a licence to work with asbestos in England, Wales and Scotland

Apply for this licence

Work involving asbestos materials (including removal and demolition) needs a licence issued by the

You need a licence if the work is:

  • on a medium to large scale
  • involves asbestos insulation which can鈥檛 be removed without being broken (including pipe and boiler lagging, sprayed asbestos coatings and asbestos insulating board).

Only occasional work which is of low intensity (eg. the concentration of asbestos does not exceed 0.6 fibres per cm鲁 over a 10 minute period) is exempt from needing a licence.

Before carrying out any type of asbestos work you must get up-to-date training from a competent provider.