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Asbestos Awareness Can Save Lives
◾Asbestos-related diseases kill more people than any other single work related illness. ◾Asbestos-related diseases can take 15-60 years to develop and there is no cure. ◾Asbestos-related diseases are currently responsible for more than 4500 deaths a year in the UK and the number is still rising. ◾The greater the disturbance of Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 07, 2014Managing and working with asbestos
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L143 – Available to purchase from the HSE website This publication contains the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and guidance text for employers about work which disturbs, or is likely to disturb, asbestos, asbestos sampling and laboratory analysis. […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 04, 2014Demolition firm in court after stripping asbestos insulation board without a license
A Portsmouth demolition firm faced criminal charges in court on 31 March 2014 after stripping more than 50 metres of potentially-deadly asbestos board without a license and potentially putting workers at risk. The firm was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Inspectors carried out a routine visit to a small site under development in Fareham, […]
Read the full article | Published Apr 02, 2014Asbestos Awareness
In May 2013, asbestos was uncovered in the Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel, and recently a basic shelter for walkers in a remote, mountainous area of Scotland was closed after asbestos was found in the building. Asbestos can be present anywhere and not just in commercial or domestic properties. Although it is believed asbestos containing materials (ACM) could still […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 31, 2014Asbestos in schools in the UK
Approximately 13,000 primary and secondary schools in the UK were built during the period 1945 and 1974, when the use of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) in building works was at its most prolific. Many more school premises would have undergone refurbishments during or since that period and therefore Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) potentially could have been introduced in […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 28, 2014Window replacement company fined after works at a school
A window replacement company has been fined after it exposed workers to potentially fatal asbestos material during work to replace window units at a school. The contractor informed the school that asbestos panels would be removed by registered contractors and disposed of in the correct manner over the school summer holidays in 2012. However, Bury St […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 27, 2014Where could ASBESTOS be in your home?
Any property built or refurbished before the year 2000 could potentially contain asbestos. The diagram below shows where asbestos could be hiding in your property (see below re copyright). An asbestos survey will help identify these potential health risks and recommend how to manage them safely. ACM Surveys Ltd can help you find, record, monitor […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 26, 2014Asbestos testing and surveys in residential and commercial premises
If you need any advice or information on working with ACM (asbestos containing materials), or if you need an asbestos survey please contact ACM Surveys Ltd on 01924 471200 or contact us via the ACM Surveys Ltd website www.acmasbestossurveys.co.uk. We carry out asbestos testing, asbestos sampling, asbestos management surveys, asbestos refurbishment surveys, asbestos demolition surveys, asbestos […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 26, 2014Asbestos found in Leeds Student Halls of Residence
Refurbishment works to the Henry Price residences have uncovered asbestos when removing shower cubicles. The asbestos is understood to have been identified in a cement cover on the pipe work embedded in the floor screed of the shower. The university has confirmed it uses licensed asbestos removal contractors in compliance with current HSE regulations. Graph Contract Services– We have over 25 years […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 25, 2014Council and building firm fined for asbestos exposure during school refurbishment
Stafford Crown Court heard two joiners were cutting through a large built-in cupboard in the nursery class when they noticed unidentified material nailed to the back of it. They showed this to their site manager, who allowed them to carry on dismantling the cupboard and to detach the material. However, the material was asbestos insulating […]
Read the full article | Published Mar 24, 2014
