Hot Topic Highlight – RICS Guidance Note Asbestos: Legal Requirements and Best Practice for Property Professionals and Clients 4th Edition

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at the new RICS Guidance Note Asbestos: Legal Requirements and Best Practice for Property Professionals and Clients 4th Edition. This is essential reading for all RICS APC and AssocRICS candidates, particularly in relation to the mandatory Health & Safety competency. It is also relevant to the Inspection and Legal/Regulatory Compliance competencies. The full Guidance Note can be downloaded on the RICS website. You can read more about the basics relating to asbestos in our previous blog article. Whilst the Guidance Note is specific to UK legislation, it is of wider international application and represents best practice. In this article, the term ACM is used to denote Asbestos Containing Material. In other contexts, it is sometimes used to denote Aluminium Cladding Material and the differences should be noted in their use by candidates. If in doubt, state the full name rather than the acronym.