How long have we known about the dangers of asbestos?
You might be surprised by the answer….
Asbestos
Concerns raised over possibility of Imported Building Materials Containing Asbestos
The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat(IBAS) published on 15 August 2016 a “UK Asbestos Alert: An Update,” highlighting the possibility that imports of asbestos containing building materials from China could be present in the UK. Concerns […]
It’s here! Our own industry guide to CAR 2012
Congratulations to Steve Forster, the team at CL:AIRE, the project funders and everyone else involved for producing our own industry guidance on how to apply the Control of Abestos Regulations 2012 to asbestos contaminated soils […]
Asbestos, the “unexpected” risk when coring through ground floor slabs
How often when doing an investigation do you consider whether asbestos may be present beneath a ground floor slab? And how unexpected is it? Perhaps more common than you might think. Yesterday both WYG and […]
Conversion between fibres/millimetre (f/ml) in air and fibres/cubic metre (f/m3) in air
( standard measurements used for asbestos fibre concentrations in air – CIRIA 733) [table id=3 /]
First HSE Guidance on Asbestos in Soils- Consultation ( now closed, originally published October 2015)
Whilst Chairing CIRIA’s sellout “Asbestos in Soils” Conference in Birmingham last week, Dr Martin Gibson (HSE) informed us that the ‘Asbestos: The Analysts’ Guide 2016 HSG248’ would be published for consultation this week. However, even […]
Asbestos doesn’t make the top three….
…contaminants that most commonly cause land in England to be designated Contaminated Land, despite its widespread historic use. This is according to the recently published “Dealing with contaminated land in England A review of progress […]