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In these times of commercial Health & Safety requirements we are able to provide help, advice and even take over the legal and contractual obligations of daily life in the work place situations.  Have you noticed how every year there tends to be more and yet more Health & Safety Legislation being introduced which UK businesses and organisations must comply with?

This year alone has already seen the introduction and amendments to numerous new regulations including those relating to Hazardous Waste, the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations and

The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006

It is with these C.A.W.R. 2006  that we would like to introduce ourselves to you as “Duty Holder” for premises the subject of major refurbishment or demolition.

It is estimated that Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM's) may be present in up to half a million premises in the UK and could represent a health risk if the materials are not properly identified and managed.  The C.A.W.R. 2006  were introduced in order to address the risks involved.  Following implementation of the new legalisation and duty to manage from the 13th November 2006, it is a  legal requirement for building owners and managers of non domestic premises and any buildings where demolition or major refurbishment is due to be carried out, to undertake an inspection which must meet the criteria as laid down by the Health & Safety Regulations.

The Health and Safety Executive and Environmental Health departments will enforce this policy and it is therefore essential that the inspections are made and the information produced is made readily available to all interested parties who may wish to visit your building to undertake work or access controlled or confined areas.

HardHat Services are Independent Asbestos Surveyors and Management Consultants providing impartial advice and services to aid Clients in understanding and complying with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006.

Survey work is undertaken in accordance with the British Occupational Hygiene Society's Accreditation for which we are fully qualified.  We are able to undertake all categories of surveys the principal ones being

 ·                        • Type 1 • Type 2 & • Type 3*

* All demolition and refurbishment projects require a Type 3 Survey.

Reports are provided in both paper and electronic format with further facilities available to aid the Client with any necessary ongoing management of asbestos containing materials identified.

Should you wish to discuss your obligations or employ our services please do not hesitate to contact the writer either by email at the link below, by telephone or post.

Kind regards

    Charles Williamson
 

Asbestos services

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006. Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances 100 (July 2001). 

Type of Survey

There are three types of survey referred to in this M.D.H.S.

Type 1: Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey)

The purpose of this survey is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACM's in the building and assess their condition.  This survey essentially defers the need to sample and analyse for asbestos (or the absence thereof) until a later time (eg prior to demolition or major refurbishment).  The duty holder bears potential additional costs of management for some non-asbestos-containing materials.  All areas should be accessed and inspected as far as reasonably practicable (eg above ceilings and inside riser, service ducts, lift shafts, etc.) or must be presumed to contain asbestos.  Any material which can reasonably be expected to contain asbestos must be presumed to contain asbestos, and where it appears highly likely to contain asbestos, there should be a strong presumption that it does.  All materials which are presumed to contain asbestos must be assessed.

Type 2: Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey)

The purpose and procedures used in this survey are the same as for Type 1, except that representative samples are collected and analysed for the presence of asbestos.  Samples from each type of suspect ACM found are collected and analysed to confirm or refute the surveyor's judgement.  If the material sampled is found to contain asbestos, other similar homogenous materials used in the same way in the building can be strongly presumed to contain asbestos.  Less homogenous materials will require a greater number of samples.  The number should be sufficient for the surveyor to make an assessment of whether asbestos is or is not present.  Sampling may take place simultaneously with the survey, or as in the case of larger surveys, can be carried out as a separate exercise, after a Type 1 survey is complete.

Type 3: Full access sampling and identification survey (pre-demolition/major refurbishment surveys)

This type of survey is used to locate and describe, as far as reasonably practicable, all ACM's in the building and may involve destructive inspection, as necessary, to gain access to all areas, including those that may be difficult to reach.  A full sampling programme is undertaken to identify possible ACM's and estimates of the volume and surface area of ACM's made.  The survey is designed to be used as a basis for tendering the removal of ACM's from the building prior to demolition or major refurbishment so the survey does not assess the condition of the asbestos, other than to note areas of damage or where additional asbestos debris may be expected to be present.

This is an extract of the "Types of Survey" M.D.H.S 100.

 

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