asbestos management News
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ATaC News Magazine Spring 2019 available online
Issue 104 of the ATaC News magazine includes association and industry news, and an article on 'what members agree to'. Also, there is an article on 'what needs to happen after asbestos removal', and all scheduled qualification dates are listed for 2019. Don't miss reading the latest issue of the journal for asbestos management professionals, available online ...
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CDM 2015 Consultation – What is Changing?
There’s a huge shake-up planned for CDM Regulations. How will this affect all those involved in construction work? What are the proposed changes? The consultation proposes significant changes in the following areas: Major simplification of the regulations Replacement of ACoP with targeted guidance Replacement of the CDM-C role with a ‘principal designer’ appointed at the ...
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Keene, N.H. School pays fine for Asbestos Violations (NH)
A private school in Keene, N.H. will pay a cash penalty and make changes in its operations to settle EPA claims that it violated federal asbestos management laws. According to EPA, officials from the Monadnock Waldorf School did not develop appropriate asbestos management plans or properly notify the school community about the condition of asbestos within the two buildings they occupy, violating ...
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ATaC News Magazine Winter 2018 available online
This latest issue of the ATaC News magazine includes asbestos industry news, and articles on guidance and management of asbestos in soil. Also, there is an article on continuous professional development and all scheduled qualification dates are listed for 2019. ...
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EPA Agreement with Prince Georges County School District Ensures Compliance with Safeguards for Asbestos in Schools
In a consent agreement with EPA, the Prince George’s County School District in Maryland has resolved alleged violations of federal regulations on the management of asbestos materials in school buildings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The school district has cooperated fully with EPA to come into compliance and ensure ongoing compliance with asbestos safeguards ...
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Arizona Charter Schools Fined for Asbestos Violations
LA Testing provides asbestos testing solutions to protect students, faculty and school administrators from the dangers associated with asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, June 7th, 2010 This spring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined three charter school operators in Arizona. The schools were in the greater Phoenix and Tucson areas. The fines totaled in the thousands of ...
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Asbestos related deaths stay at record highs
According to a new report from the Health and Safety Executive new report from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), deaths from mesothelioma stayed at record levels for the second year running. The updated figures show that there were 2,538 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain in 2013, broadly similar to the 2,548 in 2012, but substantially higher than the 2,312 deaths in 2011. Mesothelioma, ...
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Working safely with asbestos – update
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its Approved Code of Practice and guidance on working safely with asbestos. The change involves combining two Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) into one. As such, ACOP L127 (The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises) and ACOP L143 (Work with materials containing asbestos) are now both consolidated into the revised ACOP L143 (Managing ...
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National Asbestos Awareness Week Reminds the Public of Potential Hazards
Federal lawmakers designated the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. The purpose of the designation is to increase awareness with the general public of the dangers associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used commonly in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire-retardant. According to the ...
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Overview of new CDM Regulations
Guest blogger Ai Solutions provides an update on the proposed new CDM 2014 Regulations. On March 13th 2013 the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) received a presentation from HSE on the revision to the CDM 2007 Regulations. The presentation has now been published on the HSE website - CDM Revised Regulatory Package Update. The declared objectives of the new regulations will be: ...
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Cedrec’s Gareth Billinghurst says companies are still struggling to deal with the requirements to carry out asbestos risk assessments
As this year’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1 – 7th) is marked by BOHS, the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, specialists in environmental and H&S legislation Cedrec says the risks associated with asbestos are still not given the time and severity that they warrant and facilities throughout the UK are still not following their legal responsibilities. The ...
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Is asbestos risk lurking in your supply chain?
The HSE ‘Beware Asbestos’ campaign paints a bleak picture of the asbestos situation in the UK. Asbestos is the single biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK and can still be found in many unlikely places such as ceiling tiles, boilers, lofts, and guttering. If disturbed and inhaled, asbestos can cause a number of diseases – the most fatal of which are mesothelioma and ...
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Resource and Environmental Consultants Ltd (REC) opens a third Scottish office
The new office is designed to complement REC’s long-standing Glasgow office and a recently established Edinburgh office, which opened on Princess Street in July 2013. The new Aberdeen arm will initially be dedicated to asbestos services and will continue to increase the brand’s growing profile in Scotland. As leading asbestos specialists and one of the few environmental consultancies ...
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Hygieneering, Inc. Awarded Asbestos Abatement Project Management Services
Hygieneering, Inc.’s asbestos group has been awarded a project management contract from large commercial office building in downtown Chicago. The project will involve the design and management of asbestos containing fireproofing in support of the building 2012 renovations. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, testing and training, asbestos project management, ...
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Karza provides Telecommunication Construction & Maintenance Audits
Karza Pty Ltd, an Australian owned consultancy, provides experienced auditing resources to help you manage the delivery and maintenance of telecommunication infrastructure. Karza can assist you in developing, implementing and continually improving both your internal and third party management system audit programmes, including: Risk Management (AS/NZS 4360); Environmental Management ...
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WISG Wins Innovation 50 Award
Windsor Integrated Services Group (WISG), of which ARI Global Technologies is a part of, has been recognised as one of the 50 most innovative companies in Essex receiving an Innovation 50 award. Innovation 50 is a joint initiative between Essex County Council’s Essex Innovation Programme (EIP) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to support business growth in Essex and recognise the ...
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The EI Group Introduces Mold Remediation Training Courses in Virginia
Effective July 1, 2011, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) now requires any contractor performing mold remediation on a project with more than 10 square feet of mold contamination to be licensed appropriately. The EI Group, Inc. (EI) offers mold remediation courses licensed by the DPOR for both Supervisor and Worker levels. EI's Mold Remediation course ...
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Updated guidance on managing asbestos risks
Updated guidance is now available to help those responsible for managing the risks from asbestos best protect those workers who may disturb it. 'Asbestos: The survey guide' is aimed at those who commission asbestos surveys, the surveyors who carry them out and those who use them such as architects and demolition or removal contractors. It replaces the MDHS 100 guidance and sets out the role of ...
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EPA fines six Arizona school districts for asbestos violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined six Arizona school districts a combined total of $94,575 for Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) violations. More than 15,000 children attend the 25 schools not in compliance with the federal AHERA in these districts. During inspections conducted in 2011, EPA inspectors discovered numerous violations, from failing to inspect ...
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WISG wins innovation 50 award
Windsor Integrated Services Group (WISG), of which ARI Global Technologies is a part of, has been recognised as one of the 50 most innovative companies in Essex receiving an Innovation 50 award. Innovation 50 is a joint initiative between Essex County Council’s Essex Innovation Programme (EIP) and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) to support business growth in Essex and recognise the ...
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