Asbestos: a few things that you might not have heard and some that you

may already knowPart 3: Risk assessment, training, competence & HSE enforcement

Steve Shutler BSc(Hons), MCIEH, CMIOSH, CCP(Asbestos)

SB Asbestos Management

On-Line Asbestos Risk Assessment Tool

Assessments • Material assessment - Ability to

release airborne fibres

• Priority assessment - Human risk factors -detailed employer/premises manager input.

Material Assessment

• Product type

• Extent of damage or deterioration

• Surface treatment (if any)• Asbestos type

Priority Assessment

Normal occupant activity

• Likelihood of disturbance (location: accessibility: extent/amount)

• Human exposure potential (number of occupants: frequency of use: average time area in use)

• Maintenance activity (type of maintenance: frequency)

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HSE Asbestos Information & Training Resources

• Links to information and training resources: http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm

• Case study for use as apprentice training resource: Christopher Morgan (Courtesy HSE)www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/christophermorgan.htm link to video footage and description

BOHSModules

P402S301CCP

Surveyor Competence

Trainer Competence

HSE Asbestos Inspection Pack

http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/fod/inspect/asbestos.pdf

HSE warns exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised

19 January 2009

The court heard that an electrician employed by Scriven installed three heat detectors and associated cabling in a commercial sized kitchen and boiler room of premises in Barclay Road, Smethwick. Although the ceiling tiles contained 5-50% brown asbestos no asbestos awareness training was given by his employer prior to commencement of the work, despite a legal requirement

Company failed to check for dangerous asbestos fibres

A Cornwall development company has been fined £4,500 for failing to undertake a survey for the presence of dangerous asbestos fibres at a demolition site in Perranporth

2 June 2010

Lincoln Magistrates' Court heard that in June 2008 the city council was refurbishing the bathroom of a property in Winn Street in the city and contracted County Waste (Lincs) Ltd to investigate the fixing of asbestos insulation boards, with a view to their removal. However, County Waste (Lincs) Ltd was not licensed to work with asbestos

3 June 2010

Council and contractors fined for unsafe asbestos removal

The court heard how on 13 November 2008, two maintenance workers were relocating a junction box in the Aerospace reception area at the company's site in Ironmasters Way, Stillington, Stockton on Tees. This required them to drill into asbestos insulation board without taking appropriate precautions.

Teesside firm fined for potential asbestos exposure

4 June 2010

Notification – RIDDOR 1995

Escape of substances

21.  The accidental release or escape of any substance in a quantity sufficient to cause the death, major injury or any other damage to the health of any person

http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/5-19.htm

Notification – RIDDOR 1995ACTIVITY

• Use of power tools (to drill, cut etc) on most ACMs;

• Physical disturbance, such as knocking, breaking, smashing of a licensable ACM e.g. sprayed coating, lagging, asbestos insulating board (AIB);

• Manually cutting or drilling AIB; • Aggressive physical disturbance of

asbestos cement (AC), e.g. breaking or smashing.

Notification – RIDDOR 1995TIME PERIOD

• Sprayed coatings (excluding textured decorative coatings) or loose lagging: 15 minutes

• Insulation: 30 minutes • Asbestos insulating board: 60

minutes • Asbestos cement: 8 hours

http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/5-19.htm

SB Asbestos Management Ltd

Surveys and Training

Tel 01270 812792

steve.shutler@sbasbestos.co.uk

www.sbasbestos.co.uk