Environtec

Asbestos Consultancy Services

It’s essential to comply with asbestos regulations and HSE guidance, but sometimes it can be daunting and complex prospect.

With Environtec’s help, there’s no need to worry. We’ll help you achieve compliance every step of the way.

If you need any of the following consultancy services, please get in touch. We’d be very happy to help.

Site audits
Desktop audits
Gap analysis
Training needs analysis
Expert witness
Asbestos management plans
Asbestos removal, project management and tender process

Asbestos Bulk Analysis

No matter what industry you work in, we offer you a wide range of tailored asbestos survey and inspection services. Whether you need us to survey a single room or multiple large buildings such as schools, hospitals and industrial plants, we have the skills and experience to help.

All Environtec surveying services are UKAS accredited, which ensures conformity to ISO/IEC17020:2012. Our surveys, sampling and inspections are also carried out in accordance with the Health and Safety Executive’s guidance HSG264 Asbestos: The survey guide. Every sample is analysed at one of our UKAS accredited laboratories.

Our asbestos surveying services are available 24/7 and we also offer them on an emergency basis. They include:

Asbestos management surveys
Refurbishment and demolition surveys
Combined surveys (management, refurbishment, demolition)
Re-inspections
Asbestos sampling (specific individual items of concern)

To arrange an asbestos survey for your site, simply get in touch.

UKAS Accredited Asbestos Air Monitoring

With a mobile fleet of laboratories, we bring our air monitoring service to you − anywhere in the UK.

Airborne asbestos fibres are a serious risk in many situations. If asbestos is disturbed intentionally or by accident, it poses a serious health hazard.

It’s critical to keep your environments safe from asbestos. We make this easier for you via our asbestos air monitoring service. Our mobile service is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year and can be offered on an emergency basis.

You can choose from the following tests, depending on your needs:

Reassurance air tests
Leak air tests
Background air tests
Personal air monitoring
Four stage clearance tests (certificate of re-occupation)

Accredited, assured air monitoring

All of our asbestos air monitoring services are UKAS accredited and are undertaken by our fully qualified staff. This gives you peace of mind that your testing conforms with ISO/IEC17025:2005 and complies with HSE guidance, including HSG248 Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures.

For convenience, all of your paperwork and certification is completed electronically, using hand-held tablets. We can print copies for your building manager and contractor in our mobile laboratory, and you can access them online via our Asbestos Management Portal. To learn more about our air monitoring services, get in touch today.

Asbestos in Soils Testing

After we have collected soil samples from your site, they are sent to our UKAS accredited laboratory and analysed for the presence of asbestos.

Initial screening is conducted initially by eye and then by binocular microscopy. Identification of asbestos types is then conducted using polarised light microscopes.

If asbestos is found in a sample, then we quantify it. First, we weigh asbestos-containing materials and measure contamination as a percentage of the sample weight. Then we subject the sample to sedimentation, which is analysed by phase contrast microscopy.

This extremely thorough process gives you the data you need to understand contamination levels at your site. Samples normally take 10 working days to complete, but if you need results in a hurry we can undertake full testing within 3 days.

Get in touch today to arrange asbestos soil testing.

Asbestos Contaminated Land Remediation

If an investigation reveals that your site is not safe or poses a risk to health from asbestos, you may be wondering what to do next.

When this happens, your next step is to take remedial action. The type of action will vary depending on your particular site − and whether your aim is development or otherwise − but we will help you choose the most appropriate next steps.

We work with land remediation partners to design, deliver and monitor a wide range of remedial options, including:

On-site
Reuse
Treatment
Hand picking
Screening/processing
Solidification
Cover systems/capping
Off-site
Treatment
Disposal (including WAC test)
Leave in-situ

We always act as the project manager for remediation projects, giving you the benefit of a fully approved supply chain to facilitate these works.

Asbestos Contaminated Land Surveys

Asbestos contaminated land is becoming an increasingly common problem. With more and more houses being built on brownfield sites, you may need asbestos contaminated land to be remediated before development can proceed. We’re here to help you keep delays to a minimum.

If you have a site that is known or suspected as potentially contaminated with asbestos, we can work with you and your advisers to devise an effective and practical strategy for remediation to replace the decontamination.

The first phase of investigation is a Preliminary Risk Assessment (PRA). At this stage we’ll collect and review documentary evidence using a Desk Study and Site Reconnaissance Survey (SRS).

When these are complete, we develop a Conceptual Site Model (CSM) that shapes our strategy for a field investigation. This is designed to:

confirm whether asbestos is present
quantify the amount of asbestos and ACMs present
classify soil waste
establish the distribution of asbestos (including locating any cashes)

We then design appropriate site-specific sampling and analytical strategies that ensure we adopt appropriate sampling and analytical methods for your site. Our key concern is to yield information that is fit for purpose and of a suitable quantity and quality.

Techniques for identifying asbestos at your site include grid-based inspections of individual zones, allowing us to identify areas where visible asbestos is present in surface soil. We can also create boreholes, trial pits and trenches to determine the location and extent of asbestos contamination in the ground.

If you believe your site may be contaminated, don’t wait − get in touch to find out how we can help you.

Asbestos Removal Project Management

If you want cost-effective asbestos removal that gives you peace of mind, Environtec offers you independent, impartial project management from the specification and tender stages, right through to delivery of your Health and Safety File documentation.

The level of support we offer very much depends on the complexity of each project. However, we always work closely with all stakeholders to ensure your precise needs are met.

Our asbestos project management and supervision services include the following activities:

Preparation and development of asbestos removal specifications
Preparation, development and appraisal of tender documentation
Vetting of contractors’ method statements
Liaison with the client and enforcement authorities
Site management and contractor supervision
Asbestos air monitoring for the duration of the project, including four stage clearance and issue of a certificate of reoccupation
Preparation and development of a project completion report, plus updating of the asbestos register for your Health and Safety file

If you would like to discuss your asbestos removal project, talk to us today.

Asbestos Air Testing

Asbestos can be found in a huge variety of materials. The only way to know for sure whether a material contains asbestos is to test it. That’s where our bulk testing and analysis can help you.

Our UKAS accredited laboratories can analyse and report on materials quickly. It’s something we’ve specialised in since 1999.

Our range of laboratory analysis services include:

Asbestos Bulk Sample Analysis − to test a range of materials for asbestos
Water Absorption Testing − a cost-effective method of detecting asbestos in insulating type boards
Asbestos in Soil Testing − for checking the safety of on-site soil

Fast, UKAS compliant testing

Environtec’s bulk analysis services are UKAS accredited and conform to ISO17025, meaning you can rely on our results. All test are carried out by fully qualified staff and comply with HSE guidance, including HSG248 The Analysts’ Guide.

When your bulk samples have been analysed, we provide you with results in a formal Asbestos Fibre Identification (AFI) report. You can access this report and related certificates via our dedicated Asbestos Management Portal. If you have used our drop-in service, we can issue these in person.

Finally, when you have a high volume of samples or you need results quickly, we can help. Simply ask us for more details.

To book a bulk analysis test, contact us today.

Asbestos Surveys

No matter what industry you work in, we offer you a wide range of tailored asbestos survey and inspection services. Whether you need us to survey a single room or multiple large buildings such as schools, hospitals and industrial plants, we have the skills and experience to help.

All Environtec surveying services are UKAS accredited, which ensures conformity to ISO/IEC17020:2012. Our surveys, sampling and inspections are also carried out in accordance with the Health and Safety Executive’s guidance HSG264 Asbestos: The survey guide. Every sample is analysed at one of our UKAS accredited laboratories.

Our asbestos surveying services are available 24/7 and we also offer them on an emergency basis. They include:

Asbestos management surveys
Refurbishment and demolition surveys
Combined surveys (management, refurbishment, demolition)
Re-inspections
Asbestos sampling (specific individual items of concern)

To arrange an asbestos survey for your site, simply get in touch.

Lead Paint Surveys & Lead Services

Lead paint may not be used any more, but it can still be found in thousands of places. Homes, schools, public and commercial buildings − not to mentions furniture and playgrounds − are all environments in which dangerous lead paint may have been used in the past.

If there is a risk that lead paint is present in your properties, it’s vital to take steps to address it. The Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 (CLAW) specifically require employers to:

make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to the health of employees, to include whether the exposure of any employees to lead is liable to be significant
identify and implement the measures to prevent or adequately control that exposure
record the significant findings of the assessment as soon as is practicable after the assessment is made

To identify any lead-based paint hazards and implement remedial measures, it’s essential to commission a lead survey as soon as possible.

Legionella Services

Keeping environments safe from Legionella is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Environtec is here to help you achieve full compliance with the legislation.

Legionella Risk Assessment

The first essential step to reduce risk at your premises is a fully independent risk assessment. This in-depth review is carried out by our highly trained and experienced assessors in accordance with the BS8580 2010 BS8580-1 2019 Water Quality Risk Assessments for Legionella Control − Code of Practice.

Management Plan

At the next stage, we formulate a Management Plan around the identified risks and actions. This is meticulously drafted by our assessor to address the risks and the resources required to negate them, the associated remedial works and the on-going monitoring and control plan.

Water Sampling and Analysis

Environtec offers Legionella sampling in accordance with BS7592:2008, Code of Practice − Sampling for Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems. All samples are tested at a leading UKAS accredited laboratory, which also offers a wide range of other water sampling options to suit your requirements.

Additional Services

Client support − attendance at water management meetings
Emergency call out
Site investigations
Technical appraisal of cooling system / cooling water treatment programmes and equipment
Analysis of closed heating / chilled water systems
Expert witness relating to claims associated with Legionnaires’ Disease

To learn more about our Legionella and related services, please talk to our team today.

Water System Treatment

Keeping environments safe from Legionella is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Environtec is here to help you achieve full compliance with the legislation.

Legionella Risk Assessment

The first essential step to reduce risk at your premises is a fully independent risk assessment. This in-depth review is carried out by our highly trained and experienced assessors in accordance with the BS8580 2010 BS8580-1 2019 Water Quality Risk Assessments for Legionella Control − Code of Practice.

Management Plan

At the next stage, we formulate a Management Plan around the identified risks and actions. This is meticulously drafted by our assessor to address the risks and the resources required to negate them, the associated remedial works and the on-going monitoring and control plan.

Water Sampling and Analysis

Environtec offers Legionella sampling in accordance with BS7592:2008, Code of Practice − Sampling for Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems. All samples are tested at a leading UKAS accredited laboratory, which also offers a wide range of other water sampling options to suit your requirements.

Water Hygiene

Keeping environments safe from Legionella is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Environtec is here to help you achieve full compliance with the legislation.

Legionella Risk Assessment

The first essential step to reduce risk at your premises is a fully independent risk assessment. This in-depth review is carried out by our highly trained and experienced assessors in accordance with the BS8580 2010 BS8580-1 2019 Water Quality Risk Assessments for Legionella Control − Code of Practice.

Management Plan

At the next stage, we formulate a Management Plan around the identified risks and actions. This is meticulously drafted by our assessor to address the risks and the resources required to negate them, the associated remedial works and the on-going monitoring and control plan.

Water Sampling and Analysis

Environtec offers Legionella sampling in accordance with BS7592:2008, Code of Practice − Sampling for Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems. All samples are tested at a leading UKAS accredited laboratory, which also offers a wide range of other water sampling options to suit your requirements.

Fire Risk Assessments

If you have control over buildings, one of your key priorities will be to reduce the risk of fire and make sure people can escape in the event of a blaze.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises including common areas in blocks of flats and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs). Our fire safety services help to ensure you comply with these regulations, reduce the risk of fire and improve the safety of people who live or work in your buildings.

Our fire safety services include:
Risk assessments
Fire logbooks
Evacuation plans
Project management
Training

To discuss your fire safety needs further, please get in touch with our team today.

Fire Safety Consultants

If you have control over buildings, one of your key priorities will be to reduce the risk of fire and make sure people can escape in the event of a blaze.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises including common areas in blocks of flats and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs). Our fire safety services help to ensure you comply with these regulations, reduce the risk of fire and improve the safety of people who live or work in your buildings.

Our fire safety services include:

Risk assessments
Fire logbooks
Evacuation plans
Project management
Training

To discuss your fire safety needs further, please get in touch with our team today.

Fire Safety Training

If you have control over buildings, one of your key priorities will be to reduce the risk of fire and make sure people can escape in the event of a blaze.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to all non-domestic premises including common areas in blocks of flats and houses of multiple occupation (HMOs). Our fire safety services help to ensure you comply with these regulations, reduce the risk of fire and improve the safety of people who live or work in your buildings.

Our fire safety services include:
Risk assessments
Fire logbooks
Evacuation plans
Project management
Training

To discuss your fire safety needs further, please get in touch with our team today.

BOHS Training Courses

Having worked with the BOHS for two decades, we have the experience and expertise to deliver a wide range BOHS proficiency module courses either at our training centres, at your premises and also selected courses delivered online.

UKATA Training Courses

If you have responsibility for building maintenance, or work in buildings that may contain asbestos, you will need to have the right training to be fully aware of your legal responsibilities and to allow you to manage or work safely. Our courses are specifically designed to ensure compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and the Approved Code of Practice. Available at our training centres, at your premises and also selected courses delivered online.

IOSH Training Provider

The law requires that every employee should be provided with adequate health and safety training. This ensures they can carry out their tasks safely and without risks to health.

At Environtec, we can help you meet these duties. We are an IOSH approved training provider offering you bespoke health and safety training that meets your needs and keeps you compliant.

H&S Audit & Gap Analysis

Auditing and measuring H&S performance are an essential part of the ‘plan-do-check-act’ management process, with audit and review being the final steps in this health and safety management control cycle.

Auditing and gap analysis that deliver improved health & safety.

Done properly, they provide a ‘feedback loop’ which helps enable continual improvement. We take pride in assisting you by creating and undertaking independent good quality audits that are perfectly tailored to your workplace and business needs.

H&S Property Risk & Assessment

Every employer wants to create and maintain a safe working environment. We take pride in assisting you by creating good quality health & safety risk assessments that are perfectly tailored to your workplace. Not only do our risk assessments help improve overall safety and wellbeing, but they are a hassle-free way to ensure you remain compliant with the law and avoid expensive fines.

Take the hassle out of your property health & safety risk assessments.

If you want to keep compliant with health & safety law, you need to undertake good quality risk assessments. Done properly, these assessments can identify where you don’t meet regulatory requirements − and can show you how to make practical improvements.

H&S Consultancy

As an employer, you have overall responsibility for health and safety in the workplace. The law requires you to appoint one or more competent persons who have the skills, knowledge and experience to help you meet your H&S responsibilities.

H&S consultancy that gives you peace of mind.

Many employers choose to use third-party responsible persons. This allows their own employees to concentrate on their own jobs and ensures they get the best, professional health and safety advice.

At Environtec we offer you a bespoke and cost-effective H&S consultancy service. Whether you need advice from a qualified competent person or you want help drafting your health and safety documentation, we can help. Whatever your health and safety challenges, our friendly and expert service is designed to give you complete peace of mind.