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Asbestos Management
David Powell Senior Consultant
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Finch Consulting – Who are we?
- Formerly HSEC / RHMA
- Multi-disciplinary consultancy
- Engineering
- Noise / vibration
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Finch Consulting Who are we? Formerly HSEC / RHMA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Finch Consulting Who are we? Formerly HSEC / RHMA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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- day’s talk – What it isn't going to do.
- Replace asbestos awareness training.
- Make you an asbestos surveyor.
- Make you an asbestos removal operative.
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Today's Talk – What it will try to do:
- Explain why asbestos management is necessary.
- Give an outline of the process.
- Explain where you fit in.
- Show you the challenges in managing asbestos.
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Asbestos – what is it?
- A family of minerals with a fibrous structure.
- Largely resistant to heat and chemicals.
- Widely used in the 20th century for many purposes.
- In the building industry as insulation
and as reinforcement in moulded products.
- A fantastic building material, but...
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Asbestos – Health effects
- Asbestosis
- fibrosis of the lungs from high exposures
- Lung cancer
- Pleural Plaques
- fibrous growths on the lining of the chest
- Mesothelioma
- cancer of the lining of the chest
- can be from quite low exposures - untreatable!
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Asbestos – Where it could be found
- Roof sheets and cladding
- Internal partitions
- Pipe / boiler insulation
- Gaskets
- Heat protection
- Electrical equipment
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ASBESTOS – The Law
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Three main requirements:
– Duty to prevent exposure to asbestos – Duty to prevent spread of asbestos – Duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises
- CDM regulations
– Duty to pass on safety information
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ASBESTOS – The Law
- Use of asbestos banned in UK -November 1999
- But not worldwide e.g. India, China, USA
- Some imported equipment could contain asbestos
- Generally, building work after 2000 unlikely to
have used any asbestos containing materials.
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ASBESTOS – Duty to manage
- Definition of "premises" is broad:
- includes vehicles, tents and structures!
- To manage the risk from asbestos,
- some form of risk assessment is needed
- a plan to manage work with asbestos
- information for contractors on your site
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Asbestos Risk Assessment
- Action for asbestos found based on a risk assessment
- Risk depends on:
–Product type - Cement, AIB, Insulation –Amount of damage –Surface coating –Type of asbestos – crocidolite most friable –Likelihood of exposure
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ASBESTOS SURVEYS
- Two sorts of survey:
- Management survey
–Based on a desk study of drawings –Site survey to sample visible suspect material. –Some ACMs confirmed, some presumed.
- Demolition/Refurbishment survey
–Needed before work which could disturb asbestos. –Very intrusive, lots of sampling
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ASBESTOS SURVEYS – Difficulties
- Information on drawings not 100% clear!
- Other materials could have been used.
- Access equipment needed to take some samples.
- The only way to be 100% accurate in identifying
asbestos is using a microscope.
- Accuracy of the survey dependant on the dilligenge
- f the surveyor.
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Working with asbestos
- Avoid it if possible!
–Just because it is asbestos, it doesn’t have to be removed immediately!
- Must be properly planned
- May require a licensed contractor
- May need notifying to HSE
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Asbestos M anagement
- Any questions?