Asbestos CPD Update 2014

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1 Asbestos CPD Update 2014 Steve Shutler BSc(Hons), CMCIEH, CMIOSH, CoC (Asbestos) SB Asbestos Management Ltd

2 Programme A bit about the Miracle Mineral Why Manage Asbestos? 6 Reasons Legislation & CAR 2012 Cost Implications When it goes wrong

3 Asbestos Miracle Mineral

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5 Asbestos Amphibole Amosite Crocidolite Anthophyllite Tremolite Actinolite Serpentine Chrysotile

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15 Why Manage/Remove Asbestos? 6 Reasons

16 Reason 1 Prevention of Disease

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19 Reason 2 Prosecution & Fines

20 Reason 3 Public concern

21 Reason 4 Money

22 Reason 5 Civil Claims

23 Reason 6 - Reputation

24 Legislation

25 Legislation General health and safety legislation Asbestos specific legislation

26 H&SAW Act Prosecution

27 Asbestos Legislation H&SaW Act 1974 The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and Approved Code of Practice HSE Guidance Notes - HSG

28 The Control of Asbestos Regulations Citation & Commencement 2 Interpretation 3 Application 4 Management 5 Identification 6/7 Assessment & Plans 8 Licensing 9 Notification 10 Training 11 Prevention/Reduction 12/13 Control Measures 14 Protective Clothing 15 Incidents 16 Env Contam 17 Cleanliness 18 Designated Areas 19 Air Monitoring 20 Air testing standards 21 Bulk testing standards 22 Medical surveillance 23 Washing/Changing facilities 24 Waste Prohibitions Miscellaneous

29 Duty to Manage Training Identify Asbestos Before Work Working with Asbestos Prevent Exposure (Reduce AFARP) Prevent Spread (Reduce AFARP) Some (Most) Work is Licensable

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31 Duty to Identify Asbestos Before Work Starts Reg 5 An employer shall not undertake work in demolition, maintenance, or any other work which exposes or is liable to expose his employees to asbestos in respect of any premises unless either carried out assessment or if doubt assumes asbestos is present and observes the provisions of the regulations

32 Do you need an HSE Asbestos License? & Is the work notifiable?

33 Definitions (R2) Asbestos Cement material predominantly cement and chrysotile. < 30% water Asbestos Insulating Board Flat tile, building board mixture of asbestos and other material except...ac, Bitumen...

34 Asbestos Cement Asbestos Insulating Board AIB Asbestolux

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36 Definitions (R2) Asbestos Coating surface coating, contains asbestos for fire protection, heat insulation, sound insulation but NOT textured coating Asbestos Insulation asbestos thermal, acoustic or other insulation purposes inc fire protection except AC, AIB, bitumen...

37 Asbestos Coating Asbestos Insulation

38 Fibre Levels Sporadic & Low Intensity Exposure 0.6 f/ml over 10 minutes Control Limit 0.1 f/ml over 4 hours

39 Definitions (R2) Licensable Work with Asbestos... Is work Not sporadic and low intensity Can not demonstrate < control limit On an asbestos coating On AIB or Insulation Not SLI & > CL & Not short duration maintenance

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45 Is it NOTIFIABLE Non Licensed Work? NNLW

46 NNLW - Factors 1 Type of Work Maintenance, Removal, Encapsulation 2 Material Type Friable, Bonded (relevant to Removal Only) 3 Condition Prior Damage, Destroyed When Worked Upon

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50 NNLW Examples assuming in all cases exposure is sporadic and of low intensity and will not exceed the control limit minor removal work involving AIB, when short duration and as part of a refurbishment project, e.g. removing AIB panels fixed with screws following water damage

51 NNLW Examples assuming in all cases exposure is sporadic and of low intensity and will not exceed the control limit removal work involving textured decorative coatings where the method of removal requires deterioration of the material, or where it is very badly flooddamaged

52 Not NNLW assuming in all cases exposure is sporadic and of low intensity and will not exceed the control limit Removal of AC, which is kept virtually intact

53 Not NNLW assuming in all cases exposure is sporadic and of low intensity and will not exceed the control limit removal of floor tiles or bitumen felt

54 NOTIFIABLE Non Licensed Work NNLW.. Notify jobs Medical examinations for workers (April 2015 then every 3 yrs) Maintain worker health records Designate Area

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58 Working with Asbestos Minor Work Not Requiring a Licence

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60 Disposable respirators to standards EN149 (type FFP3)

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64 Working with Asbestos Work Which Requires a Licence

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76 When it Goes Wrong

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79 Tersus used GPS tracking and found that Ricky Gray's van had been driven to a service station at Junction 8 on the M40 and back to his home address on 25 July - not to the school site where the assessment was due to take place. He later admitted he had met David Gray there and together they had fabricated the clearance report to make it look as though the assessment had been carried out.

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