Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in Buildings


Book Description

Provides guidance on controlling asbestos-containing materials (ACM) found in buildings. Provides a current summary of data on exposure to airborne asbestos; gives survey procedures for determining if ACM is present in buildings; explains how to establish a special operations and maintenance program in a building found to contain asbestos; reviews technical issues confronted when assessing the potential for exposure to airborne asbestos, in particular indoor settings; suggests a structured process for selecting a particular course of action, and much more. Commonly referred to as the Blue Book.







Managing and Working with Asbestos


Book Description

Contains the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, with the various sections of the Health and Safety Executive's Approved code of practice (ACOP) and associated guidance notes inserted at the relevant points.







Asbestos


Book Description

This book replaces most earlier HSE guidance on liscensed asbestos removal work. It is aimed at businesses holding a alicence to work with asbestos, either repairing or removing asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), supervising such work, holding an ancillary license or providing training on asbestos. Employers who carry out work with asbestos insulation, aasbestos insulating board using their own employees on their premises, who are exempted from the requirement to hold a licence, also need this guidance. The guidance is split into eight chapters, covering different aspects of licensed work with ACM's. It provides an overview of asbestos and its health effects, the law and how to work safely with asbestos.




Asbestos


Book Description

This heavily illustrated publication is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The book covers competence and quality assurance and surveys, including: survey planning, carrying out surveys, the survey report and the dutyholder's use of the survey information. It includes extensive appendices and references.







Asbestos the Dark Arts


Book Description

"Simplify and understand asbestos management TODAY...half the effort...quadruple the understanding" Asbestos Management Overview A practical and informative no-nonsense guide to improving asbestos management. From history overview to more in depth look at regulation and how to comply. This book combines years of asbestos knowledge with it all simplified and made easy to understand. There are various practical tasks to complete as well as amazing bonus material the reader can really utilise to great effect. Ian stone and Neil Munro are two straight talking asbestos consultants who have combined their skill and knowledge to cut through a lot of the over complicated elements in and surrounding asbestos management. Discover the quick and easy ways to asbestos management and to also finding your asbestos power team. You can master the dark art of asbestos management by following the guides and tasks in this book. -7 step guide to asbestos management heaven -Overview of everything you need to know -Bullet point chapter overviews -Multiple tasks and templates And much much more...




Asbestos


Book Description

This book provides advice and guidance for analysts involved licensed abestos removal and the sampling of asbestos - containing materials. This publication consolidates and updates technical guidance from a number of HSE sources, including previously published guidance notes (EH10, MDHS39, MDHS77).