HSG264 – Audio Podcast

Posted on June 30, 2010 with No Comments

The Health & Safety Executive recently issued Asbestos: The Survey Guide (HSG264).  

The new guidance is specifically aimed at surveyors who carry out asbestos surveys and those who commission the surveys. (Client / Duty Holders).  

The client/duty holder has been given more guidance in the selection of the inspection body/surveyor and their own responsibilities under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 reinforced.

Carlisle College revamp

Posted on June 22, 2010 with 1 Comment

Asbestos experts will move in next week as work moves forward on a £9 million transformation of Carlisle College. Specialists will remove the substance as a demolition project of the old building continues.

Asbestos Supervisory Licenses

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

Asbestos Removal in Homes

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.

Cornwall Developer fined 4.5K for no Asbestos Survey

Posted on June 3, 2010 with 1 Comment

A Cornwall development company has been fined £4,500 for failing to undertake a survey for the presence of dangerous asbestos fibres at a demolition site in Perranporth.

Norwegian Homes Limited was responsible for demolishing the former Cellar Cover Hotel at Droskyn Point, in Perranporth in July 2006, which was being converted into guesthouses and holiday apartments.