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ACS introduces new CEO & Managing Director

45th Anniversary for ACS

ACS Expands With Two New Divisions

Asbestos Legislative Changes

Check and Amend your Asbestos Policy.

Fire Risk Assessments (FRAs) in Common Closes

Fire Risk Assessments in Common Closes, Legislation and Employer / Landlord Duties.

How have you incorporated Wellbeing into your H&S system?

We can review your existing policies and procedures to ensure that they are in line with current legislation, guidance and good practice.

How to prioritise Health & Safety Training

ACS delivers bespoke Health & Safety training courses that suit clients' requirements.

ACS supports Mavis Nye Foundation

ACS has become a proud supporter and sponsor of "The Mavis Nye Foundation Cycle Club Events" launched by UKATA.

Current Training Course Schedule

Asbestos and Demolition - Contaminated Waste and Land

The expectation of finding asbestos on brownfield sites and historic piles of demolition rubble is quite normal and harks back to a very different time when asbestos containing materials (ACM’s) were not routinely removed from buildings prior to demolition. However, under modern legislation it is now largely unacceptable to demolish buildings which still contain ACM’s, other than where special circumstances apply - typically relating to safety or operational concerns. However, it is well known that such a practice still continues in some quarters, even where a robust safety case has not been prepared.

Concerns Raised In Level Of Asbestos Training

With construction sites in the UK now re-opened following lockdown, ACS Physical Risk Ltd has raised concerns about the lack of asbestos training in the construction industry that has been undertaken since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

HSE Legionella Alert

Asbestos Contaminated Land – Real Risk vs Perceived Risk

An unfortunate legacy of Britain’s industrial past is the significant presence of asbestos on most brownfield sites. The assessment and risk management of this type of contamination is a particular specialism which can often present challenges for construction professionals, developers and environmental consultancies (it has long been recognised that traditional site investigations do not always properly address asbestos-related risks in view of the particular hazards and risks which are specific to asbestos).

Asbestos Risk Management Advances… and complacencies

As ACS celebrates its 40th anniversary in risk management and enters its 30th year of accredited asbestos services, reflection on how far the understanding of asbestos risk has come is encouraging. For example, in the UK we now have:

DSE Assessments

Choosing a Fire Risk Assessor

40th Anniversary for ACS

Roger's summary for 40th anniversary

EVH and ACS Setting The Standard

In 1977 I began work on developing tests to identify asbestos. At the time there were no HSE guidance notes and no industry standards. My investigations took in x-ray diffraction, infra red spectroscopy, polarised light microscopy and electron microscopy. Eventually I helped choose the dispersion staining microscopy technique; the current standard set out in HSE Guidance.