# UK HSE Asbestos Licence-Holder Portfolio Status Event Monitor (`plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor`) Actor

Watch UK HSE asbestos Licence Numbers against the official CONIAC disclosable licence-holder xlsx and emit typed APPEARED/DROPPED/ON\_REGISTER/OFF\_REGISTER (+ optional attribute) events. Not a national dump billed as rows; not VA contractor-lead twin.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Witney](https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, AI, Business
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## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 asbestos licence status event delivereds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## UK HSE Asbestos Licence-Holder Portfolio Status Monitor

Watch **HSE asbestos Licence Numbers** against the official **CONIAC disclosable licence-holder spreadsheet** and emit typed membership/status events.

**Not** a national dump billed as rows. **Not** a Virginia contractor-lead scraper twin. **Not** the non-licensed asbestos notification register.

### Source

- CONIAC resource page: https://www.coniac.org.uk/resources/current-licensed-asbestos-contractors
- Discover current dated xlsx (e.g. `…Disclosable-22-September-2026.xlsx`) → parse ~365 current holders
- Durable key: **Licence Number** (digit string; leading zeros significant)
- Fields: company, address, county, telephone, expiry, type of licence (Standard / Scaffolding / Maintenance)
- HSE context: https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/licensing/licensed.htm

**Honest lag:** CONIAC/HSE publish cadence (Date Posted / filename). List changes as licences expire, renew, or are issued — not real-time ALU workflow mailers.

### Events (PPE)

Billable event name: `asbestos-licence-status-event-delivered` @ **$0.02** (+ `apify-actor-start` @ $0.00005).

| event\_type | When |
|---|---|
| `APPEARED` / `DROPPED` | Directory membership vs prior snapshot |
| `LICENCE_ON_REGISTER` / `LICENCE_OFF_REGISTER` | Status group |
| `COMPANY_CHANGED` / `EXPIRY_CHANGED` / `LICENCE_TYPE_CHANGED` / `COUNTY_CHANGED` | Optional `attributes` |

First observation stores baseline only (no charge). Deduped `event_uid`s are not re-charged. `RUN_STATUS` is never billable.

### Input

- `licenceNumbers` — watchlist (aliases: `licenseNumbers`, `licenceIds`)
- `signalGroups` — default `directory` + `status`
- `sourceMode` — `fixture` (default Store health) or `live`
- `emitFixtureDemoEvents` — default `false` (no fabricated charges on Store auto-tests)

### Who this is for

- Principal contractors / CDM dutyholders verifying licensed asbestos removal subcontractors
- Facilities / estates desks tracking licence expiry on preferred supplier books
- Insurers / sureties / KYB desks needing register membership deltas (not lead gen)

### Coverage honesty

Published CONIAC disclosable xlsx membership/fields only. Exact Licence Number match after normalize. Quiet weeks with no register churn ≈ **$0** beyond start fee.

# Actor input Schema

## `licenceNumbers` (type: `array`):

HSE asbestos Licence Numbers to monitor against the official CONIAC disclosable list (e.g. 082405279, 242606074, 132605625). Exact digit match after normalize (leading zeros significant). Invalid entries skipped with no charge. Not a national dump bill.

## `licenseNumbers` (type: `array`):

Optional alias for licenceNumbers — same keys, merged into the watchlist.

## `licenceIds` (type: `array`):

Optional alias for licenceNumbers.

## `signalGroups` (type: `array`):

Which change groups to evaluate: directory (APPEARED/DROPPED), status (LICENCE\_ON\_REGISTER / LICENCE\_OFF\_REGISTER), attributes (company / expiry / type / county). Default: directory+status.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wall-clock budget (CONIAC page + xlsx download/parse + diff).

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique change events are delivered (does not include RUN\_STATUS).

## `resumeFromCheckpoint` (type: `boolean`):

If true, resume licence snapshots and seen event\_uids from the default Key-Value Store.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

fixture = Store/CI health default (no network; RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = CONIAC disclosable asbestos licence-holder xlsx (no API key; discovers current dated filename from resource page).

## `emitFixtureDemoEvents` (type: `boolean`):

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated change events from local fixtures. Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake asbestos events or charge asbestos-licence-status-event-delivered.

## `asOfHint` (type: `string`):

Optional as\_of label for events / RUN\_STATUS. Defaults to CONIAC Date Posted / filename date when live.

## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):

Optional soft budget hint for delivered change events.

## `coniacResourceUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional override for the CONIAC current-licensed-asbestos-contractors page used to discover the xlsx href.

## `asbestosXlsxUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional direct disclosable xlsx URL (skips page discovery when set). Prefer leaving blank so the Actor follows CONIAC's current dated filename.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "licenceNumbers": [
    "082405279",
    "242606074",
    "132605625",
    "092505404"
  ],
  "signalGroups": [
    "directory",
    "status"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 180,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (type: `string`):

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats, CONIAC/HSE coverage limits

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/uk-hse-asbestos-licence-holder-portfolio-status-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Q2WXDUU0bEoB2HVIJ/builds/KluwxK0Lub5P92CQ5/openapi.json