Asbestos regulations Flashcards
What guidance is there for Asbestos as a surveyor
The HSE provides guidance and RICS has a professional standard
Where would you expect to encounter asbestos
In pre 2000’s buildings
What types of asbestos are there
blue- crocidolite (crow-sid-olite) , white - chrysotile (cryso-tile) and brown - amosite . only testing can confirm
What does exposure to asbestos cause
Asbestosis, symptoms start 20 to 50 years after exposure
If you are working on a pre-200’s house what do you need relating to asbestos?
A refurbishment and demolition survey which should be included in the PCI
Before removal a plan of works should be provided (RAMS)
After works are complete, what do commercial properties need {asbestos}
an asbestos management survey and plan
What is HSG 264
The Health and safety guidance on Asbestos from the HSE
What regulation controls asbestos work
The control of asbestos regulation 2012
Health and safety at work act 1974
CDM 2015
Who are the duty holders under the control of asbestos regulations?
The duty-holder - either the owner (e.g. vacant premises) or occupier (e.g. tenant with a FRI lease) responsible for the repair and maintenance of commercial premises and the common parts of domestic premises
How did you advise your client about asbestos (Overford)
There was an existing refurbishment and demolition survey available from the previous scheme that identified all the asbestos in the building.
I advised the client that the asbestos in the boiler cupboard needed to be removed. However, the vinyl floor tiles could remain in place if encapsulated. However, this would present a maintenance risk in the future, and it would be best to remove it while they have the opportunity.
What is your requirement regarding asbestos as a surveyor?
I have a duty of care to ensure recognise and accept personal responsibility for preventing exposure to asbestos
and minimising risks.
What are the regulations requiments for the approach to managing asbestos
- Take reasonable steps to identify ACMS
- Presume the presence of ACM if testing cannot be undertaken
- Assess the risk of exposure
- maintain a management record or all ACMs
- Repair, or remove all ACM’s if they are likely to be disturbed
-prepare and put into place an asbestos management plan
What is lienceable asbestos work?
This is higher-risk asbestos removal, such as removing spray coatings, AIB, and loose-fill insulation.
Only licenced removal companies can undertake this work.
Non-licenced work must still undertaken by suitably trained people
Before and after After asbestos removal what should you get from the contractor
RAMS, and waste transfer note/ consignment note
How do you identify asbestos without a report?
I cant postively identify asbestos, that can only be done by specialists with testing.
However I know the places it is likely to be present and can advise my client to get a survey carried out to confirm.
When arranging a asbestos survey what must a duty holder do?
The dutyholder must ensure that adequate time and resources are made
available to the surveyor(s) to allow a thorough survey to be carried out. And that the surveyor is competent to do the survey
How do you know a asbestos surveyor is comptent?
the will be accredited by the UKAS (UK Accreditation Service)
THe RICS asbestos proffesional standrad provides a checklist
How do you know if work is licensable?
I would ask an accredited asbestos surveyor
What is Regulation 4 (Asbestos)?
In non-domestic properties, there is a legal duty to manage the risk of asbestos, it cannot be delegated.
What is the guidelines for the Duty to manage asbestos
- take reasonable steps to identify asbestos
- presume the presence of asbestos
- assess teh risk
- keep records and update
- repair or remove damaged asbestos
- prepare and amange a asbestos management plan
What training do surveyors legally need regarding asbestos
Asbestos awareness training
What needs to be reported if there is a seriuous relase of asbestos fibers?
Under the RIDDOR (reporting of injueries dieaseas and dangourous occurances regulation) it should be reported to the HSE.
Exposed people should be given a incidnet report to be inculded in thier personal file to be given to thier GP.
For licenable removal work what would you reccomend a client to instruct?
A directly appointed accredited anaylsis to monitor the removal work and provide clearance testing and a certificate of reoccupation.
What do you do if you find asbestos that in their opinion constitutes a serious and immediate risk to health
You must inform the person in control of the premsis asap
In dilapdiations are delatrious materials considered disrepair
no, unless damaged and posing a active risk
Overford was the removal of the asbestos floor tiles licensed work?
It as notifaible because teh bitumen would be ground off the floor slab, but not licensed. The aga removal was not licensed or notifable.
