MDHS Asbestos Consultants Ltd

We provide Health & Safety Consultancy solutions for both small and larger businesses. For smaller clients we deliver a dedicated health & safety resource and technical competence at an affordable price. For larger businesses which already have a system in place, we check that it works and meets legal requirements.

MDHS Asbestos Consultants are here to help you manage workplace risk to assist in being compliant with Health & Safety Regulations.

Having a well thought-out health and safety policy and procedures is a key element in maintaining a safe working environment.

MDHS Asbestos Consultants help businesses take advantage of the huge benefits good health and safety can bring to their business by guiding them through the minefield of managing workplace risk and complying with Health and Safety at Work regulations.

Our health and safety consultants have the technical experience, qualifications and know-how you need for your complete peace of mind. And that applies to manufacturing, aerospace, construction, office, retail or warehouse environments across a wide range of industrial and commercial sectors.

You would think that one−on−one training would cost a fortune and be time−consuming to organise. Well, it isn’t! Our one−on−one tutor led interactive online training goes at precisely the pace required by each individual. It provides an opportunity to go over the learning content as often as required so every employee gets the optimum learning experience that’ll be retained and applied to keep your business safe and compliant.

At a fraction of the cost and fraction of management time than you’d expect, this health and safety training has the added bonus of a minimal loss of productivity because it’s really efficient and flexible.

Asbestos Training

Asbestos is probably the most dangerous building material ever used. Every year thousands of people fall ill and die because of exposure to asbestos and it was widely used by the construction industry right up until the year 2000.

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 apply to employers, employees, self employed persons and duty holders and cover all work with asbestos containing materials. Regulation 10 of CAR states that every employer must ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to employees who are liable to be exposed to asbestos. This includes maintenance workers and others who may come into contact with or disturb asbestos.

As set out by the HSG264 there are only two asbestos surveys to be considered, a Management Survey and Refurbishment & Demolition Survey although you can have a mixture of the two. Here at MDHS Asbestos Consultants Ltd, we have separated the types out further so the titles are specific to the type of property or aim of the survey.

locate asbestos
quantify how much asbestos is present
ascertain its condition
identify its type through lab testing

In 1999, the UK Government banned the import, supply and use of all forms of materials containing asbestos. It remains a legal requirement to have surveyed any commercial property built before this time for traces of asbestos. At MDHS, our Asbestos Surveys provide an independent service to determine whether your building is safe, and what needs to be done in the event asbestos is located.

It’s common practice that mortgage lenders, such as banks and building societies, will request for a Asbestos Surveys for Pre-purchase to be carried out on a property before they approve you a loan. This is standard practice now as part of a building condition check, along with other more obvious factors such as gas and electricity.

It’s recommended that a asbestos building survey is carried out before you purchase a property to confirm the property is asbestos free.This ensures your safety while confirming to your mortgage lender that the property meets regulation standards and is a safe investment.

This type of survey is for exactly as the title indicates, for anyone purchasing a property. It became quite clear to us early on that this was a much needed type of survey for homebuyers. With more and more Chartered Surveyors highlighting potential asbestos containing materials within their reports it was key that we produced a report that covers these areas and looks for further materials.

This Asbestos Surveys for Pre-purchase is a non-intrusive survey therefore no damage is caused to the property. The main reason for this is that the vendor of the property is unlikely to allow us to undertake a fully intrusive survey (Asbestos Refurbishment & Demolition Survey) at this point when you, the buyer do not own the property. Unfortunately due to this being a non intrusive survey there is the possibility of asbestos containing materials still being present within the fabric of the building.

However if we have not got to them during this survey then it will not compromise your safety as they are not being disturbed. This type of survey cannot be used should refurbishment or demolition works are to be undertaken.

Our experienced asbestos surveyors are trained to the highest industry standards, guaranteeing you the efficient and accurate asbestos surveys that your home or business property deserves.

Whether you own a residential property or larger, multi-site business premises, our services will enable you to budget for any future outlays while fulfilling your duties to your staff and any external contractors working for you.

Management Plan a Legal Duty

Are you following an effective Asbestos Management Plan in accordance with regulation 4?

As defined in the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012, all duty holders with known or presumed asbestos within their properties must have in place an effective Asbestos Management Plan. The purpose of this plan is to manage any known or presumed asbestos so that its potential danger is tightly controlled and risks kept to an absolute minimum.

Having a clearly laid out company Asbestos Policy acknowledges your responsibility to asbestos management. We recommend that the policy contains the following:

Introduction
Policy Statement
Compliance Strategy
Asbestos Records
Asbestos Training
Designated staff member for Asbestos Management

This type of survey is used when the client specifically knows where the sample or samples need to be taken; this is not a full survey. This type of survey is limited to the specific areas given by the client.The samples are gathered and sent off to a UKAS Accredited Laboratory for analysing, once these have been received and analysed the results and certificate are sent to the client telling them whether it does or does not contain asbestos and what type of asbestos containing material it is.

Asbestos Sampling is often used when a Asbestos Surveyor has highlighted areas/materials that could contain asbestos within their homebuyers report. Trades people also use this type of survey when they are specifically working in a particular area of a building and they come across a material that could contain asbestos.

There are many other reasons why this type of survey could be adopted but we would advice you speak to one of our friendly team and they will be happy to advice you on what type of asbestos survey is the best for you. From our site asbestos survey the results are available within 24 hours preventing a hold up on purchasing a house or stopping work onsite.
As part of our MDHS Asbestos Consultants ltd bulk analysis service we have in house consultants that can also offer you advice on what should be done with the analysed material, alternatively we can arrange for one of our consultants to visit you on site to discuss in detail the options available for managing the materials that have been analysed, taking into account location and a range of other risk issues. We can also offer you an overnight, same day or 24 hour analysis service, which ever suits your needs

All the Asbestos Training courses we deliver for our clients meet the training requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulation (CAR) 2012, Regulation 10.

Courses can be held on-site at your company premises or at an external venue for larger numbers of delegates.

Our Asbestos Awareness courses can be tailored to the specific needs of individual clients, which are of particular use to personnel such as:

Maintenance Staff
Managers and Planning Staff
HSE Managers

Training your staff to the appropriate level may well reduce incidences of any asbestos exposure and lessen the cost of remedial work caused by accidental damage.

The general aims and objectives of the course are:

What is asbestos?
Common asbestos types
Asbestos fibre group
Asbestos facts & UK bans
Where might you find asbestos?
Current legislation
Who is the duty holder and what are their responsibilities?

Contact our experienced Asbestos Surveyors at MDHS Asbestos Consultants today on 0800 011 2962 to book an asbestos survey or to enquire about a free quote. Alternatively you can also fill out the quotation form below and one of our surveyors will get back to you as soon as they can.

Our asbestos surveyors are also on hand to provide you with any information regarding an asbestos survey and all the steps that follow.

Asbestos is a naturally occurring and relatively cheap silicate mineral, used for well over one hundred years in construction. But it has since proved to be a serious health risk and its use has been banned by UK law since 1999.

There are estimated to be around 3,000 different types of asbestos products, and in 1999 the UK Government banned the use of asbestos once it was significantly proven to cause serious health problems and sometimes death.

Over 4,000 people each year in the UK die from mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer as a result of past exposure to asbestos. With more than 2.5 million non-domestic premises still estimated to contain some form of asbestos in them, this number is expected to rise over the coming years, reinforcing the need for you to certify your property is clear.