Asbestos
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NEW HSE FIGURES
New HSE figures announced mean that there are now 4,000 people in the UK dying from asbestos related diseases every year, and that number continues to rise.
Every Week 6 Electricians Die
Every Week 3 Plumbers Die
Every Week 20 Tradesmen Die
That means that there are more people dying every year from asbestos related diseases than are killed on our roads.
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Our absbestos surveyors have been trained under the UK National Asbestos Training and Accreditation Scheme and accredited by BOHS to undertake all types of asbestos surveys, with most having both BOHS P402 & BOHS P405 Certificates.
The HSE estimate that 93% of buildings in the UK contain asbestos
If you own, occupy, manage or have responsibilities for non-domestic premises which may contain asbestos you have a legal duty to manage the risk from this material.
Typically asbestos can be found in domestic and non-domestic permises in places such as; Textured Coatings ( e.g. Artex), Lino Tiles, Soffits, Insulation, Roofs, Gutters, Spray Coating on Steelwork, etc.
There are three main types of asbestos still found in premises today. These are commonly called 'blue asbestos' (crocidolite), 'brown asbestos' (amosite) and 'white asbestos' (chrysotile). All of them are dangerous, but blue and brown asbestos' are more hazardous than white, but unfortunately you cannot identify them by their colour, only by sampling and analysis at an approved laboratory.
Although it is now illegal to use asbestos in the construction or refurbishment of any premises, many thousands of tonnes of it were used in the past and much of it is still in place. As long as it is in good condition and is not being or going to be disturbed or damaged there is no risk. But if it is disturbed or damaged, it can become a danger to health, because asbestos fibres are released into the air and people can breathe them in.
Up to 1,500,000 commercial, industrial and public buildings in the UK are likely to contain asbestos materials. Unless this material is properly managed anyone who has access to the buildings, including employees, the public and building/maintenance workers is at risk from breathing in the life-threatening fibres of asbestos.
The HSE (Health & Safety Executive) believe that 93% of buildings in the UK contain asbestos in one form or another.
Asbestos Tiles
Blue Asbestos (Crocidolite) on roof and White Asbestos (Chrysotile) on walls
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