What changed
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, S.I. No. 632 of 2025, replaced the old notification with a permit. The employer submits the notification, a plan of work and a risk assessment to the Health and Safety Authority at least 10 days before work starts, and receives a permit number before anyone begins.
What it means for programmes
- Asbestos found mid-programme now means a wait of at least 10 days for a permit.
- Surveying before the programme starts, and lodging the permit application early, is the only way to avoid the stop.
- The permit number needs to be available on site.
How we work in Ireland
From our base in Longford we survey first, prepare the plan of work and risk assessment, and lodge the permit application before the programme starts, so the fire-stopping and asbestos work run as one programme.
LE Group technical team · Reviewed November 2026. General guidance only, not legal advice.