Subject: Guidelines for managing asbestos related health and safety risks at work
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:58:17 +0200

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Dear Sir or Madam,

On 18 December 2025, the Commission has adopted the “Guidelines for managing 
asbestos related health and safety risks at work” to help national 
authorities, employers and workers implement the revised Directive 
2009/148/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure 
to asbestos at work:

 <https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/6523ba3a-df3b-11f0-8439-01aa75ed71a1/language-en> 
Guidelines for managing asbestos related health and safety risks at work - 
Publications Office of the EU

The unit C2 Health and Safety at Work of DG Employment, Social Affairs and 
Inclusion has prepared these guidelines in close cooperation with the 
contractor RPA Europe Prague. This guide was also developed with the 
extensive involvement of stakeholders such as you, and we would really like 
to thank you for actively participating in this project or showing interest 
in it.  The consultation included for example ten online workshops with more 
than 800 participants and 20 pilot discussions on the draft guide including 
nine site visits.

More than 50 photos of asbestos management in real life situations, many of 
which have been taken in close cooperation with stakeholders during on-site 
visits, form an integral part of the document. Furthermore, existing good 
practices of asbestos management on the level of the member states are made 
available to the reader by means of more than 40 cases studies and other 
practical examples. The document thus shows a holistic and realistic picture 
of asbestos management in the EU and provides readers with structured 
guidance on how to deal with asbestos.

We would really appreciate if you could help to disseminate these guidelines 
further.

Kind regards,

EMPL C2 unit

European Commission
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
EMPL.C.2  - Health and Safety at Work, EU-OSHA

5 rue Alphonse Weicker

L-2721 Luxembourg

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