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1 Asbestos Services

2 Introduction The Health & Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 require a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) with management or control of a workplace who knows or ought reasonably to know that there is a risk of exposure to respirable asbestos fibres in the workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that all asbestos or ACM giving rise to the risk at the workplace is identified. Maynard Marks employs a large team of Licensed Assessors through Worksafe NZ with the globally recognised British Occupational Health Society (BOHS) P402 and P405 qualifications in the surveying, sampling and management of asbestos in buildings. This means our team members satisfy the competent person requirement and will complete the service to the appropriate safety standard, providing you peace of mind.

3 The kind of services we provide include: Asbestos Management Surveys and Reports Demolition and Refurbishment Surveys and Reports Asbestos Registers Asbestos Management Plan/Policy Risk Assessment and Method Statements Reviewing Contractors Method Statements and Plans of Works Monitoring of Asbestos Removal Works Asbestos Clearance Certification Design and Project Management Services Client Asbestos Awareness Training. Asbestos Management Surveys and Reports (also known as Asbestos Risk Assessment Report) The purpose of an Asbestos Management Survey is to locate (as far as is reasonably practicable) the presence, extent and condition of any suspected Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) in the building, which could be damaged or disturbed during normal occupancy, including foreseeable maintenance works. If we complete an asbestos management survey for you it will usually involve sampling and analysis to confirm the presence or absence of ACMs. The Report will provide sufficient information to assist you and us to develop an Asbestos Register, to carry out a suitable Risk Assessment and to establish a written Management Plan/ Policy to manage the risks.

4 Demolition and Refurbishment Surveys and Reports If you re planning any refurbishment or demolition work, you will require a Demolition and Refurbishment Survey in advance of this work. This type of survey may also be required in other circumstances e.g. for items such as plant regardless of whether an Asbestos Management Survey has been completed. The purpose of this survey is to locate and describe all ACM in the areas where refurbishment will take place or, in the case of demolition, the entire building or part of the building being demolished. This type of survey is fully intrusive which means we will need to carry out a destructive inspection and to gain access to all areas including those that are otherwise difficult to reach and which would typically not normally be covered by an Asbestos Management Survey. Asbestos Registers We will produce an Asbestos Register once ACM is confirmed in a building. It s important that this is kept onsite to inform those parties engaged to work on your building, such as consultants and contractors, of the presence of ACM. This will ensure that they can take the necessary measures to treat the material and make sure that no contamination of the building or space where the material exists occurs as a result of disturbance or damage. The Asbestos Register is a live document that we, and your other consultants and contractors, will update as material is identified and removed from your building or site.

5 Asbestos Management Plan/Policy An Asbestos Management Plan essentially involves forming a policy to provide direction to a PCBU (and those that it may employ) around managing ACM. If we develop a plan on your behalf, we will: Identify asbestos or ACM (confirmed and presumed) and create an Asbestos Register via the Asbestos Management Report Set out our decisions and reasons for managing asbestos Define the procedures for detailing incidents and emergencies relating to asbestos Agree schedules for ongoing monitoring of ACM Advise parties that may work upon or occupy a building about the asbestos management plan and the decisions that have been made in relation to management of material Ensure a copy of the plan is readily accessible on site. Risk Assessment and Method Statements In situations where we identify asbestos, we will complete a Risk and Management Assessment. This will provide you with site-specific, risk-based data for the working with, or removal, of ACM in advance of works and will include suggestions of possible methods of treatment.

6 Reviewing Contractors Method Statements and Plans of Works We can review contractors site specific method statements and plans of works to ensure these comply with both legislative requirements and best practice. This will provide you with confidence that the work is going to be completed in a safe and compliant manner thereby protecting you from the onerous implications of not doing so. Monitoring of Asbestos Removal Works We are often engaged to monitor works during the removal or treatment of products to ensure the correct procedures are followed, so that no one is inadvertently exposed to asbestos. Engaging us in this role is your insurance policy to ensure the work is carried out properly and in accordance with previously agreed Method Statements and Plans of Work. Asbestos Clearance Certification Upon completion of asbestos removal works, you ll need confirmation that all asbestos has been successfully removed and that contamination has not occurred as a result of a release of fibres. We can provide you with a clearance certification. In order to provide this, we will need to take swabs and complete spore trap sampling in the treated areas/premises to confirm successful decontamination and that spaces are fit for re-occupation.

7 Design and Project Management Services Maynard Marks has the ability to produce design documentation and provide the subsequent project management services for the treatment and removal of asbestos, ensuring the appropriate measures are taken. We are able to undertake asbestos removal design and project management, which covers the following areas of service: Production of design documents Writing and preparing asbestos removal specification documents Providing appropriate guidance to the client Writing and preparing removal tender documentation Asbestos removal tender evaluation Vetting of method statements and plans of work Full site management and supervision of contractors Provision of IANZ, UKAS, NATA accredited asbestos fibre air monitoring on site for the duration of the project Update asbestos registers following works Site hand over once all works have been completed. Client Asbestos Awareness Training Businesses and property owners and staff that they employ are often unaware of the requirements imposed upon them by legislation and what this may mean about the day-to-day running of a building or facility that may contain asbestos. Maynard Marks assists its clients by providing asbestos awareness training that will impart knowledge on such parties to operate in a safe and compliant manner, as well as practical training to assist with this process.

8 Professional Associations By choosing Maynard Marks, you ll have access to some of the most highly-qualified and experienced professionals in New Zealand. Our team members have a mix of complementary skills. All professional staff are committed to continuing professional development, ensuring we stay top of our field and abreast of the latest technologies and legislative requirements. Maynard Marks is a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) chartered surveying practice and a New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) practice. In addition we employ Registered Building Surveyors who are Registered Members of the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors (NZIBS) and Registered Quantity Surveyors through the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS). This means we are governed by, and work to, the highest standards, so you can be confident that the service we provide is the highest professional standard. Auckland Level 12, 52 Swanson Street, Auckland. PO Box 1299, Shortland Street, Auckland Phone: Wellington Level 11, 36 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. PO Box 25218, Featherston Street, Wellington Phone: Christchurch Level 2, 50 Victoria Street, Christchurch PO Box 3277, Christchurch 8140 Phone: