Airborne Environmental Consultants Ltd services

Independent Advice: AEC is an independent health, safety and environmental consultancy with no financial, or other link, to any asbestos removal contractor. Any recommendation made will be based purely on health and safety risk, giving assurance that there is no conflict of interest. Our surveyors use the latest digital tecnology that provides efficiency and uniformity when conducting asbestos surveys and results in high quality data management.

Laboratory Testing for the Identification of Asbestos: Lab opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30 (24 hour drop-off service available in Manchester). The AEC laboratories offer a flexible, reliable service and understand the demands of your project. They are located within our Manchester and Rainham, Essex offices and are UKAS accredited to EN ISO 17025 for `asbestos sample analysis`. We can work with either samples provided by our client or samples taken from premises by our surveyors. Priority project samples can be analysed within four hours on the same day when delivered prior to 12:00 noon. Projects not requiring this high level of urgency can be analysed on a sliding cost scale within seven days.

AEC is UKAS accredited to ISO17025 and has a dedicated analytical team offering a 24 hours a day / 365 days a year fast response service. The team is lead by a senior analyst working in close partnership with consultants in order to deliver a professional service. With a strong reputation for consistency and quality , AEC aligns with the asbestos removal contractor to ensure the project is completed on time, on budget and to the highest possible standard.

Asbestos projects can be very complex. AEC has a number of years experience dealing with asbestos removal contractors and projects and will plan for predictable areas of difficulty and work with all parties on site to ensure safety and understanding of the entire asbestos removal process. Asbestos project management is a core business activity for AEC - projects can be tailored to suit each venture, taking into consideration the safety, risk, operational requirements and budgetary constraints of the project. We do not remove asbestos, but work alongside licensed asbestos removal contractors on a daily basis.

Our web portal service is a user-friendly, interactive system allowing secure 24/7 access to all your asbestos reports and data. Using the latest mobile technology, the AEC web portal provides accurate and real-time data, keeping pace with everyone`s need for improved speed, availability and accessibility. From initial enquiries, appointments and quotes, through to air monitoring reports, asbestos report production, asbestos register generation and invoicing.

AEC`s Legionella consultants provide a range of monitoring and inspection services for the review of control measures.

As an independent fire safety consultant, we have no conflict of interest on any recommendations that we make.  AEC provide a fire extinguisher service technician to inspect equipment and all work to BS5306 standards.  Technicians can provide services for water, foam, dry powder and CO2 extinguishers. Current fire regulations under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 state that all Fire Safety equipment must be `maintained in an efficient state, in  an efficient working order and in good repair.` Tackling any kind of fire with a fire extinguisher may make the difference between a small incident and a full-scale disaster.  Extinguishers are essential for the safety of your staff and visitors. They can also help the preservation of property and ensure business continuity by not letting a small fire develop into a major one.

The Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations  covers the provision of fire safety signs that are required in the workplace. They recognise the need for all workplaces to have easily recognisable signs and symbols relating to safety matters and encourage the standardisation of safety signs. These regulations apply to all places of work covered by the Health and Safety at work  Act 1974. All safety signs have been required to comply with these Regulations from 1st April 1996. The Regulations require employers to provide specific safety signs whenever there is a risk that has not been avoided or controlled by other means, e.g. engineering controls and safe systems of work. AEC can provide expert advice fire signage and planning to ensure your business remains compliant and fire saftey risks are effectively managed. We can provide expert advice on: fire signage planning, safety signs categories and BS5499 specifications.