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Pages from Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) FAQs - What you need to know

Redhills is one of the UK’s leading asbestos and environmental consultancies.

We have produced this document to answer the following indoor air quality related questions.

  • What is meant by indoor air quality?
  • Is there a relationship between indoor and outdoor air quality?
  • How serious a problem is poor indoor air quality?
  • What contributes to poor indoor air quality?
  • What is Sick Building Syndrome?
  • What regulations exist to control Indoor Air Quality?
  • How do I measure workplace air quality?

For answers to all these questions, download the document here.

May 1, 2012 8:32 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

ARCA and ATAC the leading industry associations for asbestos removal and asbestos management have announced the dates of their Asbestos Industry Update Seminars for 2012.  The line-up includes industry expert speakers from UKAS and HSE.


The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA) and ATAC (Asbestos Testing and Consultancy Division) will be running regional seminars providing a general update to changes that have taken place during the last twelve months.  The seminars will cover various points and subjects such as CAR 2012, Asbestos in Soils, Prosecutions and Preventative Measures, Asbestos in Schools as well as presentations from UKAS and HSE covering various issues.

The day has been broken up into sections to allow delegates to take in all of the information that will be presented with ample time slots programmed in to ask the speakers questions on each presentation. ATAC have also programmed in various breaks to allow delegates time to network with other delegates.

April 26, 2012 10:18 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Pages from Legionella FAQs - What you need to know-2

Redhills is one of the UK’s leading asbestos and environmental consultancies.

We have produced this document to answer the following Legionella related questions.

  • What is Legionella?
  • Where does Legionella come from?
  • How can a person contract Legionnaires’ disease?
  • Who is at risk from Legionnaires’ disease?
  • What are the symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease?
  • What measures exist to control Legionnaires’ disease?
  • How do I manage my water systems and remain compliant?
  • Can the growth of legionella be prevented?
  • What is L8?
  • What can be done if a water system is already contaminated, or is suspected of being contaminated?
  • What action should I take in the event of an outbreak?

For answers to all these questions, download the document here.

8:19 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Asbestos Training Master Class – Who is it for?

Asbestos Training Master Classes are for anyone with a need to understand the workings of the asbestos management industry in sufficient detail to be able to meet day to day management requirements and become involved in coordinating remedial works. An ideal course for delegates unable to complete a week-long course.

A practical approach to a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of asbestos from basic identification to removal.

Duration: 1 day
Delegate numbers: Maximum 15

To find out more about our Asbestos Training Master Classes, download our course information here:

ASBESTOS MASTERCLASS TRAINING

December 22, 2011 10:23 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Asbestos Non Licensed Training – Who is it for?

Persons who require Asbestos Non-Licensed Training will include those whose tasks will knowingly disturb asbestos containing materials during the course of their work, such as building maintenance workers and their supervisors.

In accordance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2006 Regulation 10, for operatives carrying out non licensable asbestos work.

Duration: 1 day
Delegate numbers: up to 6

For more information about our Asbestos Non-Licensed Training, download the course information here:

ASBESTOS NON LICENSED TRAINING

9:00 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Asbestos Compliance

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 requires asbestos to be managed. This management involves identifying or presuming the presence of asbestos, monitoring and recording its condition and documenting a written plan that describes how the risk will be managed.

Am I compliant?

You may have already had an asbestos survey of your building, but this doesn’t mean that you have met the asbestos management requirements of the Regulations you must have a documented Asbestos Management Plan. You must also monitor and record the condition of asbestos materials in the building, keep records up to date and make sure information is available.

ASBESTOS COMPLIANCETo find out more about our Asbestos Compliance Service, download our product summary sheet.

About Redhills

Redhills is part of the Silverdell PLC Group of companies We work with major organisations in the UK whose executives have a duty to protect people, assets and reputation.

Redhills provides peace of mind through its Specialist Environmental Support Services, majoring on asbestos management and compliance monitoring. Which means that our Clients know their interests are always protected.

For further information please visit www.redhills.co.uk

Further information on Silverdell Plc can be found at www.silverdell.plc.uk

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December 20, 2011 9:49 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Asbestos Awareness Training – Who is it for?

Asbestos Awareness Training is for anyone who is working on the fabric of buildings, which would include anything from putting up a picture hook to large scale refurbishment. Sixteen target groups of workers that require Asbestos Awareness training have been identified at both operative and supervisor levels.

General maintenance staff, electricians, plumbers, gas fitters, painters and decorators, joiners, plasterers, demolition workers, construction workers, roofers, heating and ventilation engineers, telecommunication engineers, burglar and fire alarm installers, computer installers, architects, building surveyors, shop fitters and other such professionals are the trades at most risk.

This course meets the training requirements under regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2006.

Duration: half day
Delegate numbers: up to 15

For more information about our Asbestos Awareness Training courses, download our information sheet here:

ASBESTOS AWARENESS TRAINING

9:30 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

SECTOR – Broadcast/Corporate

SERVICE - Asbestos Management

Background Within the live broadcast environment there are numerous pressures on any planned and reactive works. There are not only health and safety considerations but also time, cost and live broadcast environments to consider.

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All regulations are applicable and the task is to ensure no person is exposed to asbestos and reduce any risk as far as reasonably practicable whilst also maintaining facilitating broadcast critical areas.

The portfolio we work within has over 200 properties throughout the UK, varying in size, age and construction

Project Details

Our role in this environment is simply to ensure compliance with regulations and ensure that no person is put at risk from exposure to asbestos.

December 14, 2011 11:13 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

To mark our 20th Anniversary and company rebrand, Bradley Environmental are pleased to present our fresh new website as we enter 2012.

The new site incorporates sophisticated navigation and content. Easy to navigate pages encourage visitors to make that important first step to access competent and professional advice, on a wide range of Health and Safety compliance issues.

Stephen Flynn Commercial Manager for Bradley Environmental, sees the potential in the new website: “This new website will allow Bradley Environmental to secure a strong position in the competitive UK market. The site expresses the ‘one company, one resource’ mentality of Bradley Environmental to private and public sector clients alike”.

Founded in January 1991, Bradley Environmental has enjoyed remarkable growth in its 20 years and are looking forward to the future with big plans for growth and recruitment.

The company has expanded multiple times and now employs over 90 people in 3 strategic locations and its head office in Halesowen.

Brent Walker Director comments “A key feature of our success has been continuous steady growth over the years and we now boast over 400 current customers across the country, supported by our 4 strategic office locations in Halesowen, Wakefield, Blackpool and St Asaph and by our network of local consultants”.

For more information on Bradley Environmental e-mail info@bradley-enviro.co.uk or visit our website at www.bradley-enviro.co.uk

November 28, 2011 4:24 pm - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Kieran Moon, Commercial Director at Redhills (the leading asbestos and environmental consultancy division of Silverdell PLC) has joined the ATAC (Asbestos Testing and Consulting) Management Committee.

The Trade Association ATAC is the specialist division of ARCA (Asbestos Removal Contractors Association) and provides a platform for the specialist services offered by the asbestos testing and consultancy companies in the UK.

All ATAC member companies are vetted prior to membership, to ensure they have the appropriate UKAS accreditation for the services offered to industry.

The management committee meets on a regular basis to discuss the implications, interpretation, and implementation of current and proposed legislation relating to asbestos management in the UK.

Kieran has been with Redhills since 1988 and joined the Board in 2010. He assumed responsibility for the commercial operations of Redhills in January 2010 and since then, he has effectively led his team to secure sales that underpin the success and stability of the company.

2:57 pm - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

Two lorry loads of rubbish, including bricks, rubble and asbestos, have been dumped on greenbelt land by fly-tippers.

The illegal rubbish tip appeared over the weekend, close to Delph Reservoir, on land off Stones Bank Road, Belmont, and was reported to landowner United Utilities yesterday.

Investigators said there were two loads dumped together — one from a demolition site and another of cardboard rolls and material cut-offs.

Blackburn with Darwen Council environmental crime officer Richard Waters was yesterday assessing the huge pile, looking for clues as to who may have dumped the rubbish.

Mr Waters said it was one of the biggest illegal tips he had seen in recent years.

November 8, 2011 9:24 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

A STANMORE landlord has been forced to fork out nearly £7,000 after dumping asbestos in an alleyway used by residents and children.

The hazardous waste was fly-tipped in the alleyway just 300 yards away from the property it was removed from by landlord Abdul Hamid Rashid Bowar.

The 50-year-old, of Woodcroft Avenue, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Environmental Protection Act of failing to ensure the proper disposal of the asbestos waste and failing to keep records.

He had previously pleaded not guilty and opted for a jury trail before later changing his plea on September 27.

October 11, 2011 8:56 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )

asbestos surveyThe new training pledge, initiated by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in partnership with the training industry, aims to tackle the approximate 4,000 asbestos-related deaths annually in the UK.

The aim is for various training providers to pledge free hours this month (September), for 4,000 face-to-face training hours, with an additional 4,000 online training hours, for delivery over an 8-week period during October and November this year. Tradesmen (and women) in particular are being targeted, especially joiners, electricians and plumbers, as they are most likely to disturb asbestos fibres as they go about their work. The HSE estimates that around 20 trades people a week lose their lives to asbestos-related diseases.

HSE’s director for long latency health risks, Karen Clayton, says : “Our hidden killer campaign is helping tradesmen understand the lifesaving fact that asbestos exposure is not just an historical problem – around half a million public buildings still contain it. This new initiative, a continuation of the campaign, is all about finding out exactly what they (tradesmen) need to do to protect themselves by taking advantage of free training and so prevent this hidden killer claiming another generation.”

September 30, 2011 8:55 am - Posted by Asbestos News  | Comments ( 0 )