Occupational exposure
Asbestos Legal Requirements And Best Practice For Property Professionals And Clients, 4th Edition, published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in May 2021, defines occupational exposure as: ‘The term used when a person who is an asbestos worker has been exposed to asbestos fibres.’
It describes non-occupational exposure as: ‘The term used when a person who is not designated as an asbestos worker has been exposed to asbestos fibres.’
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