ACAD have negotiated with Greg Haywood from the Asbestos Licensing Unit for the HSE not to implement the proposed Cost Recovery for Asbestos License Holders. This was due to come into force in April 2012. Greg Haywood indicated that the situation would be looked at again in 2013 and a decision would be made moving forward closer to the time.
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Fee For Intervention, HSE cost recovery
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Japanese officials set up an asbestos education program
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Japanese officials say they are setting up an
asbestos education program to protect workers clearing debris from the March 11
earthquake and tsunami.
Asbestos, once widely used as a construction
material, can cause mesothelioma and lung cancer. It can take up to 30 years
for the diseases to develop.
“We hope they will work with the danger
of asbestos in mind,” an official with the health ministry said.
The educational program will tap a variety of
scholars and leaders of non-profit organizations knowledgeable about asbestos,
the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday.
Asbestos control instructors will be assigned
to local labor inspection offices to oversee and consult with workers and
volunteers removing debris from areas damaged by the twin disasters.
Japan’s health ministry has distributed
90,000 dust prevention masks although many workers do not wear them because
they restrict breathing. It will soon distribute 600 high-efficiency filter
masks with electric fans to make breathing easier.
“Safety and health education must be
improved at actual working sites,” a senior health ministry official said.
HSE inspectors are having a purge on decontamination units
Thursday, January 13th, 2011
The HSE are checking the following:
1. That the decontamination unit has no stored items within
2. That the unit is dry
3. Have effective and clean seals between wall panels, wall / floor joints, and wall / ceiling joints
4. That the vents between areas are clean
5. That the doors and surrounds are clean.
6. That the NPU casing and transit cover are clean and fit for purpose, and the area beneath and around the NPU is also Clean.
7. That the sinks, showers, and associated drains are clean and free from debris.
The analyst will not issue “pass” certificates for hygiene facilities that are not “fit for purpose”. This includes:
1. Flooring that has worn to the point where it is not possible to thoroughly clean ingrained dirt
2. Any seals that are worn, or harbour ingrained filth
3. Cracked surfaces, including sink
The HSE are looking to issue prohibition notices on the hygiene facilities, and improvement notices (with evidence of retraining) on the analyst(s) involved.
For more information contact ACAD, or check the HSE website www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos
HSE Surveyors Guide, HSG 264 (2010)
Friday, January 29th, 2010Please place your comments below regarding the new Surveyors Guide which can be accessed and purchased for £10.95 from the HSE website.