News item | 18-02-2025 | 09:00
There will be a permit requirement for companies that remove asbestos or carry out demolition work where asbestos is removed. This is stated in a bill that State Secretary Nobel has opened for internet consultation. The bill stems from a change in the European directive on safe working with asbestos.
Currently, companies must be certified if they perform work with asbestos above a certain limit value. A permit will soon be required for all activities where asbestos is removed. There will be a list on which the companies have a permit.
The BIBOB Act can also be used in the granting of permits. This can be used to investigate whether a company uses a permit to commit criminal offenses. If that is indeed the case, a permit cannot be granted or withdrawn.
For the introduction of a permit requirement, making the list of companies that have a permit and the use of the BIBOB Act, an amendment to the Working Conditions Act is required. This change is consulting today. This means that everyone can respond to the proposals. The further elaboration of the changes takes place in the Working Conditions Decree. This will be consultation later.
Do you want to respond?
Up to and including April 2, 2025 you can respond to all parts of the draft bill and the explanation of this via Internetconsultatie.nl.