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Posted on June 18, 2010 with 6 Comments
Abestos surveys are only effective if competent Asbestos surveyors are employed to do them… That is one of the key messages being promoted at HSE’s roadshows to help explain new guidance devised for those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos.
‘Asbestos: The survey guide’ (Ref: HSG264) which was published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in January is aimed at those who commission asbestos surveys, the surveyors who carry them out and those who use them such as architects and demolition or removal contractors.
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Category: Asbestos Surveys
Posted on June 14, 2010 with 1 Comment
Clients regularly ask about whether Spectra Analysis are Supervisory License Holders and don’t necessarily understand the purpose of a Supervisory License
Asbestos Licensing is a permissioning regime, one of only a very few that operate in the
Posted on June 7, 2010 with 3 Comments
Unexpectedly finding asbestos in your home can be a nasty shock. Many people don’t realise they have asbestos in their property and only discover it when they want to carry out repairs or alterations. Often, a homeowner is alerted to the problem of hidden asbestos by a plumber or electrician called in to do some work. Or a surveyor might point it out when you are trying to sell your house.
Posted on May 26, 2010 with 1 Comment
What is asbestos?
Asbestos is the generic term for a wide range of naturally occurring minerals that crystallise to form long thin fibres and fibre bundles.
Most common is the serpentine group, which includes chrysotile (white asbestos) and which has been the most frequently mined.
A second asbestos group known as the amphiboles includes crocidolite (blue asbestos) and amosite (brown asbestos).
Posted on May 20, 2010 with 4 Comments
It has come to the HSE’s attention when visiting sites throughout the UK that several contractors may have been working on projects the fell beyond the period of their licence expiry and as such The Asbestos Licensing Unit (ALU) has been made aware of occasions where licence holders are attempting to notify asbestos work that either
- starts beyond the expiry date of their current licence,
or
- continues beyond that date.
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