Established 1986 - P402 Qualified Surveyors - HSE Licensed
47A Strand St, Sandwich, Kent CT139EU - - 29 St Lawrence Ave Ramsgate CT110HZ
Offices: 01304 614647 / 614453 (24hr) 01843 592243 - For a Prompt Service First Call Direct - 07712068424
Email for quote or specific help: asbestossurveys-kent@yahoo.co.uk
Industrial Properties
Industrial properties includes factories, power stations, manufacturing plants, utility plants, chemical process plants, engineering plants, basically anywhere where a large number of people are employed on one site or multiple sites.
Legal Duties
These properties, like the commercial properties, come under the revised regulations because they are actually 'places of work' and the 'duty of care' and 'duty to manage' responsibilities in respect of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 must be complied with. The penalties for non compliance will be more severe in many industrial prosecution cases because of the greater number of people at risk in a larger premises.
Managing asbestos materials in larger premises can be just as easy as managing them in smaller buildings and businesses, the person with the responsibility for safety in the building or areas, usually referred to as the 'workplace controller' or 'area safety manager' will control all the work in their area.
If any work is required within the building that may disturb asbestos materials the 'duty holder' manager etc will refer to the survey to see if the area contains asbestos materials, if it does, then a risk assessment is required before the work can begin, the work method may need to be modified to avoid disturbing the material, if this is not possible then the material may need to be removed under controlled conditions.
The process of surveys and legal compliance can be fairly straightforward in most cases
You have a decent survey carried out, the results show some asbestos materials present or 'no suspect materials found'
The recommendations in the report are carried out which may include encapsulation, labelling, mechanical protection or safe removal of low risk items, some items may not require any further remediation if they are in good sealed condition.
The asbestos materials are checked once a year or more regularly if they are prone to damage or have a high friability.
Any damage found is reported and either the material is repaired or removed in accordance with regulations.
If no damage is found then the material is marked as 'no change' until the next inspection.
If any work on or near the material is required then a risk assessment should be carried out by qualified personnel and the work can then be carried out when the risk has been reduced to the lowest practical level. Tradesmen and staff should be informed of the materials locations, prior to working in the area to prevent any accidental disturbance.
The survey should be updated once a year after re-inspecting the materials to show any changes to any of the asbestos materials.
Asbestos Management Plan
These basic steps will form the Asbestos Management Plan which will be used to reduce the risk of disturbance and exposure by locating the asbestos materials, assessing the asbestos materials, managing the asbestos materials (keeping them in a safe condition) and informing those who are at risk.
Asbestos Awareness
We carry out asbestos awareness training for all types of staff, including line managers, area managers building control managers, departmental managers, to inform them of, the nature and types of asbestos materials, the actual risks from the materials (mostly low) in their buildings, and to provide general reassurance/advice on management of those risks.
Upgrade - Re Inspect
We can provide your detailed commercial asbestos survey or upgrade/re-inspect your existing survey to MDHS100 standards (see samples). Please check your existing survey to see if it contains the same detailed information.
Call Jerry for a quote 01304 614647 - 07712068424