Archive for February, 2010
HSG 264: The Survey Guide: Impact on Asbestos Surveyor Training
How does the new guidance (HSG 264 The Survey Guide) effect your asbestos surveyor training requirements?
Fundamentally, as an asbestos surveyor taking bulk samples they are deemed to have to comply with Regulation 10, where there is a requirement for adequate information, instruction and training (including refresher training). Training should meet the requirement for non licensable asbestos work as set out in the Approved Code of Practice, Work with Materials Containing Asbestos. Read More
UKAS Asbestos Inspection Firms: Choosing a Competent Asbestos Surveyor
The New HSE Guide – Asbestos The Survey Guide (HSG264) gives some clear and simple guidance on checking the competence of the asbestos surveyor. It has to be said that when employing a non-UKAS Accredited company, things become a lot more long winded as a lot, if not all the different criteria should all be checked by the company as part of their internal procedures. Read More
HSG 264 and Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys – A Brief Overview
Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys have been carried out as ‘Type 3’ surveys since the introduction of MDHS 100 in July 2001. This document provided advice and methodology for surveyors engaged in all asbestos survey types. However, the guidance for Type 3 Surveys was nominal which inevitably led to varying degrees of inspection procedures by the surveying companies.
The Health & Safety Executive have now issued Asbestos: The Survey Guide (HSG264) which was published on January 29th January 2010. The new guidance is specifically aimed at surveyors who carry out asbestos surveys and those who commission the surveys. (Client / Duty Holders) Read More
The Impact of HSG 264 Asbestos Survey Guide on the social housing sector
The long awaited publication ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide HSG264′ has now been published. After spending some time digesting the content of the document I have, as promised at the recent NHMF conference, produced an initial assessment which considers some of the key changes and the impact they will have on Registered Social Landlords (RSL’s).
The document is no longer part of the MDHS (Methods of Determination of Hazard Substances) range of documents and instead is within the HSG (Health and Safety Guidance) group of documents.
Documents within the HSG range are targeted at both professionals and also those employing such professionals. They represent best practice in terms of guidance and as with all documents of this nature will require case law to determine the level of application. Read More