http://www.amsscotland.com Keep up to date with the Asbestos Industry and legislation RSS feed from AMS (Scotland) Ltd. en-uk Mon, 5th September 2006 14:05:30 GMT http://www.tayads.com/rss/logos/amslogo.jpg http://www.amsscotland.com The Health and Safety Executive will launch a new campaign highlighting the risks to maintenance workers from exposure to asbestos in early September 2006. The Don`t take the Gamble` inititive aims to raise awareness in maintenance workers that asbestos is still a threat and that they may come into contact with it in any building built before 2000. The campaign material will include advertising, information packs and will give maintenance workers practical tips on how to avoid exposure to asbestos. A dutyholder is anyone who is responsible for, organises or pays for the repair and maintenance work in a building. The `Don`t take the gamble` inititive will complement and reinforce the `Duty to manage` inspections and awareness raising events that HSE and Local Authorities are carrying out throughout 2006/2007. For further information please contact: AMS (Scotland) Ltd. ........... http://amsscotland.com/contact_amsscotland.html A builder who was reported by a concerned member of the public about the way he was carrying out demolition work on a library building in Buxton was fined £7,500 and ordered to pay full costs of £4,500. An investigation into the copmplaint by High Peak Borough Council discovered that fascia boarding being removed with a crowbar was asbestos insulation boarding containing amosite(brown asbestos). One of the three charges brought was under regulation 5 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 for failing to assume that the asbestos material present was anything other than Chrysotile (White). A Type 3 Asbestos survey carried out prior to any commencement of work should have identified the type, location and quantity of asbestos present. For a quotation for an asbestos survey please contact us on info@amsscotland.com For further information please contact: AMS (Scotland) Ltd. ........... http://amsscotland.com/contact_amsscotland.html New Guidance has been published to help manage the potential exposure of teachers to asbestos while in the classroom. Recent research found that many walls, containing asbestos insulating boards, were still being used on a regular basis. The results of the study led to advice that, although the risk is low, teachers should refrain from adding or removing drawing pins from these walls. AIB, which can contain upto 40% weight of amosite (brown asbestos), was widely used in the UK until about 1980. In general it was used to provide a strong, non-combustable wall board for use in many commercial buildings. For further information please contact: AMS (Scotland) Ltd. ........... http://amsscotland.com/contact_amsscotland.html The Health and Safety Commission has confirmed most of the proposals for revised asbestos regulations will go ahead. The amendments, which were the subject of a consultation that finished in January, will strengthen overall worker protection by reducing exposure limits, simplify the regulatory regime and implement revisions to the EU Asbestos Worker Protection Directive. There were 504 responses to the consultation and the HSE says that there was considerable support for the majority of the proposals to tighten protection for those working with asbestos. The Commission will look at the complete package of draft regulations, Approved Code of Practice, guidance, training and enforcement at its meeting in July........... http://amsscotland.com/pages/asbestos_legislation.html Disturbance of asbestos containing materials in buildings whilst carrying out building and maintenance work is accepted as the most probable cause of this exposure. ......... http://amsscotland.com/pages/training_provisions.html AMS (SCOTLAND) LTD ensures a competitive and committed approach to dealing with asbestos in premises. And our management team can provide advice on the particular requirements to asbestos remediation on any site in any circumstance. Consideration is given to all aspects of a project including protection of the workforce and the security and safety of a site.......... http://amsscotland.com/pages/asbestos_remediation.html We have wide-ranging experience within most areas of both the private and public sectors. All our staff have gained extensive knowledge by working in many different types of asbestos contaminated buildings and environments and are trained and competent to undertake all types of asbestos inspections......... http://amsscotland.com/pages/asbestos_management.html Asbestos is the biggest occupational health problem ever encountered in the United Kingdom. Between 1950’s and 1980’s asbestos was used extensively in the UK as building materials. Thousands of tonnes of asbestos remains in all types of buildings throughout the UK........ http://www.amsscotland.com Got a website ? Get your own RSS Feed, fully managed and hosted. We do all the work for you. Visit our RSS Feed page....... http://rss.tayads.com