HSE publish new asbestos survey guidance - HSG264 Asbestos: the Survey Guide - Click here for your free PDF download (courtesy of HSE)

Following the success of the NATAS/HSS Asbestos Seminar Roadshow more dates and venues will be announced shortly- call or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to nominate your preferred location

Shopfit firm Styles and Wood plead guilty to breaching Health & Safety Regulations due to exposing people to asbestos-containing materials during refurbishment at Marks and Spencer store - see HSE press release here

Landlord prosecuted for asbestos contamination - no survey, no CDMC appointed, no specialist asbestos contractor see HSE press release click here!
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NATAS was originally formed in 1996 as the National Asbestos Training & Accreditation Scheme, a dedicated asbestos training scheme for the asbestos removal industry whose aim was to improve training standards by providing a structured and quality training scheme for the asbestos industry at a time when there was no effective training guidance or mandatory standards.

Natas soon became established as a nationally respected training provider and in 1998 became the first dedicated independent training provider recognised by the HSE to provide specialist training to licensed asbestos removal contractors.

Natas has been actively involved with the HSE and other stakeholders over the last decade (via the Asbestos Training Providers Working Group) in the development of asbestos training standards within the UK and many of the original standards and policies conceived and developed by Natas in the late 90's are now incorporated within the current asbestos legislation and approved codes of practice.

Natas was a founding member of UKATA (United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association) along with several other training providers and asbestos contractor trade associations.