Asbestos Removal and Project Management

Casa Environmental Services takes pride in delivering Asbestos Removal and Project Management

Our Project Managers each have over 15 years of industry experience and can provide leading asbestos remedial services through our approved, trustworthy Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors backed by our experienced Project Management processes to ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, risk assessments and method statements.

Our services provide clients with an end-to-end asbestos solution for all sizes of asbestos removal projects. We have the know how and experience to design tailor made solutions for any client from a domestic to an industrial setting.

Our approach to asbestos project management is to achieve the desired result using our knowledge and experience, acting as a consultant between the asbestos removal contractor and the client to ensure best practice and to achieve results, whilst ensuring compliance with Legislation and health and safety standards at all times.

Casa Environmental Services provide Project managers who have British Occupational Health Society P401, P402, P403,P404 and P405 qualifications. Providing multi qualified staff we can advise on all aspects of the asbestos removal process. We are able to offer our expertise and advice to any and all aspects of asbestos remediation be it for repair, removal, identification or analysis.

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1. Survey and Identification of Asbestos Containing Materials

Casa Environmental Services provides UKAS accredited asbestos surveying and bulk analysis services. We are able to conduct a number of different Asbestos surveys tailored for your requirements. We are also able to attend site and take samples of suspect materials that might be hindering a specific project. To find out more about our asbestos surveying and sampling services please click the link Asbestos Surveying.

Following each survey or sampling exercise, samples will be processed in our UKAS accredited laboratory. Our highly qualified laboratory technicians meticulously analyse each sample to identify if asbestos is present. Following the analysis process, we will provide a detailed report containing a certificate with the results. To find out more about our laboratory please click the link Asbestos Identification & Analytical Services.

Agreeing a scope of works is essential to any project for several reasons.

The first is that without a scope of work, asbestos surveys and removal can be open to numerous interpretations.

Secondly, if the scope of work is not made clear, the LARC can make their own decisions about the extent and manner in which ACM’s will be removed and these may not meet client requirements or expectations.

Thirdly, if a LARC is trying to provide a competitive quote based on their own interpretation of the scope, the prices of all LARC’s involved in quoting may vary considerably making it difficult to compare quotes like for like.

Employing Casa to create a scope of works and an Asbestos Removal Specification will eliminate all ambiguity regarding the scope of works and client requirements.

You as the client will have the satisfaction and confidence of knowing the project will be undertaken entirely in accordance with your expectations and in compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations.

The purpose of the removal specification is to provide the LARC with clear instruction of how to undertake each element of the asbestos removal enabling them to quote the work accurately and competitively.

Some asbestos types must only be remediated by LARC’s. These asbestos material types are classed as licensable materials. Other asbestos material types can be remediated by contractors that are not licenced but are competently trained. These asbestos types are called non licensable materials. There are also asbestos containing materials that are non-licensed but working on them requires a notification to the HSE. This is called Notifiable Non-Licensed Work also known as NNLW. These classifications can often be very confusing and are not always clear from a survey report.

The removal specification takes away any ambiguity whilst providing the client and the removal contractor with a clear and legally compliant removal method for every item of asbestos due for remediation.

A removal specification allows each LARC’s to quote consistently to the same standard allowing each bid to be compared on an equal basis.

Casa can provide asbestos removal and consultancy throughout the UK.

Our extensive list of approved suppliers have all been vetted through our in-house procedures.

They are audited by Casa on a regular basis to ensure they meet our expected high standards and compliance with regulations.

We procure LARC’s for all types of asbestos removal and remediation work and control the tendering process from start to finish.

Our service allows for a Project Manager to attend site with each LARC to price the asbestos removal in accordance with the specification. During the site visit we ensure each LARC is aware of what is required and fully understands the scope of work and specification.

We set strict deadlines to ensure quotations are received in the timeframes our clients require. Once all submissions have been received we will assist and guide the client through the decision making process and the contract award.

In many cases the biggest governing factor in awarding a contract is the price.

There are, however, a number of other issues that should be taken into consideration when deciding who to award a contract to.

Does the prospective contractor have the resources to complete the work to the specified programme and are they likely to use agency staff who may be unreliable and of poor ability?

Are the timescales within the quote realistic or is the project destined for delays?

Does the cheapest company have the experience to undertake the asbestos removal required?

All these questions can be answered by Casa.

Our industry knowledge and extensive experience allows us to provide clients with detailed and specific information unique to our industry. This service enables our clients to award the job to the correct contractor for the bespoke asbestos remediation required.

It is our extensive experience and industry knowledge that enables us to critically analyse and suggest improvements to those that we work with to facilitate above industry standard practice.

A major part of this process is Casa’s auditing of contractor method statements and risk assessments prior to site attendance.

When employing a contractor, a huge amount of trust is placed in that company to follow their in-house procedures and current legislation to remove asbestos safely.

An audit of the method statement and risk assessment carried out by Casa’s consultants will instil confidence and peace of mind that your asbestos removal project has been planned properly and all risks taken into consideration allowing mitigation of the risks to be put in place.

Our audits are undertaken electronically and the feedback can be provided instantly on completion.

Project management air monitoring or compliance monitoring is hugely important to any project as it helps to demonstrate that the contractors safe systems of work are effective. It provides proof that control measures adopted are working and the removal techniques are safe.

Casa will provide the client with a baseline or background readings of respirable fibre concentrations before works begin.

We then regularly undertake leak air monitoring adjacent to asbestos enclosures to demonstrate control measures are working on an ongoing basis.

Leak Air Tests provide evidence that NPU’s and enclosures are functioning correctly and are effective.

We also run personal monitoring tests to operatives carrying out the removal work in the enclosure to demonstrate asbestos removal techniques are safe and exposure limits are not being exceeded.

Once asbestos removal is complete, we will run reassurance air monitoring during the removal of the asbestos enclosure and following. This data will prove that the client is entering an area with low respirable fibre concentrations and clear of asbestos.

When the removal work has begun Casa undertake a detailed site audit of the LARC to prove ongoing compliance with current legislation and their RAMS.

The onsite audits ensure that all recommendations picked up in the pre-start audit have been implemented, equipment is functioning correctly and that the works are being undertaken in a safe and compliant manner.

Our 15 page audit provides a comprehensive aide memoir for the project manager to question and report on all elements of the removal process.

Our electronic audit can provide live feedback to the client to show compliance and any improvements that must be implemented.

Once the LARC has undertaken a thorough decontamination of the removal enclosure and signed off their handover form, Casa’s analyst will begin the four-stage clearance procedure.

The four-stage clearance procedure is a legal requirement to make sure the contracts asbestos enclosure has been decontaminated properly and is safe to take down.

To find out more about this process please follow the link to our Asbestos Air Monitoring Page.

Following Asbestos Removal and to enable ongoing compliance with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Casa will undertake a re-inspection survey of the building or just the specific area where asbestos removal took place.

Following this we will issue an up-to-date survey report detailing any asbestos remaining within the building. To find out more about Re-inspection surveys please click the link Asbestos Reinspection Surveys.

CAR 2012 demands that an up-to-date Asbestos Management Plan is held for each commercial building, built prior to the year 2000. Casa can assist in compiling Asbestos Management Plans for clients. Please click the link to find out more about Asbestos Management Plans.

By using Casa for asbestos removal project management and subsequently receiving our reinspection survey compliance is easy and hassle free.

Following the successful removal of all ACMs, we will issue a job closure pack.

The pack will include a job summary report that details each stage the contract. The summary will include changes to the original specification, details of any asbestos that may remain on site, a summary of the audits that were undertaken and how they impacted the project and health and safety issues and project delays that were encountered and how they were rectified.

The pack will also include the following:

  • Historic and updated asbestos survey reports post completion of asbestos remediation work.
  • Certificate of reoccupation following the four-stage clearance process.
  • All other air testing certification conducted during the project.
  • Certificates of cleanliness.
  • Notifications issued to the HSE.
  • Audits carried out by Casa’s consultants.
  • Copies of the contractors’ risk assessments and method statements.
  • Waste consignment notes.

Please call us to discuss our Project Management services and how we can design a bespoke service for your asbestos removal or Management requirements. We can provide solutions to all of your asbestos issues that will alleviate the stress and worry of complying with this highly regulated industry.

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