Maintenance and compliance

This guidance aims to clarify and standardise the approach in the way Scouting manages asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs). In Scouting we have a moral and legal duty to manage the ACMs in our buildings and to protect all our members, visitors and users from exposure.

If you have a building with accommodation and showers, especially a campsite or activity centre you should have some controls to reduce your user’s exposure to the risk of Legionella. This guidance provides information and an example management plan for you to customise to record your management process.

These guidelines are intended for persons responsible for Scout campsites or other Scouting premises where there are trees. The general principles apply where property can possibly be damaged by a falling tree or limb.