What we're doing about asbestos

We have a long-term commitment to manage materials containing asbestos in our properties. We are doing this by:

• carrying out surveys to find material in shared areas and individual homes (when needed) that contain asbestos 
  
  
• keeping a detailed asbestos database
  
  
• assessing the risk from materials containing asbestos in all of our properties (where we known about this) 
  
  
• making arrangements to manage the risk arising from materials containing asbestos
  
  
• providing information, when asked, about the condition and location of materials containing asbestos to anyone who could potentially be exposed to it
  
  
• making sure that the appropriate action is taken by anyone who is likely to disturb materials containing asbestos, including staff, contractors and consultants
  
  
• reducing the chance (as far as possible), for residents, their visitors, and contractors working on our properties being exposed to asbestos.
  

Removing domestic appliances
Some things such as ironing board pads, fire blankets and oven gloves may also contain asbestos materials.

If you are planning to throw away any of these and think they may contain asbestos, please contact your local authority first for advice.