How to Deal with High Risk Asbestos Containing Materials - By Lucion Services

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2. How to deal with high risk asbestos containing materials

3. What makes an asbestos containing item 'high risk'?

4. Asbestos is only a danger to health if the fibres are released into the air and
breathed in. Any materials where the fibres can be readily released and become
airborne when disturbed are considered to be high risk.

5. What are my duties as the person responsible for the management of asbestos?

6. Written Plan

7. The main dutyholder is required to ensure that a written plan is prepared that shows
where ACM's are located and how they will be managed to prevent asbestos
exposure to people frequenting the building, including workers, subcontractors who
may work on the fabric of the building and members of the public.

8. Action

9. The plan needs to be put into action and communicated to those affected.

10. Review

11. The duty holder needs to ensure that the plan is reviewed regularly and updated a
circumstances change.

12. Assess

13. The duty holder should regularly assess the risk from any located (or assumed)
asbestos materials and identify vulnerable or damaged materials and arrange for
their repair of removal by somebody competent to do so.

14. How quickly should I act if a damaged asbestos containing material is discovered?

15. If a damaged ACM has been discovered the duty holder should consult their
asbestos management plan in order to follow the appropriate lines of
communication and action.

16. Should I vacate the area?

17. The area should be vacated immediately and a UKAS accredited asbestos
consultancy should be called to assess the spread of the contamination and the
remedial actions required.

18. What actions should I take to eliminate the risk of asbestos exposure?

19. The risk of asbestos release is greatly reduced by sticking to a robust asbestos
management plan.

20. If you do not have an asbestos management plan and are dealing with a building
built before 2000 then there can be no guarantee that building users are not being
exposed to asbestos.

21. If this is the case there is a five step plan that will need to be taken to ensure that
you effectively manage the risk...

22. Asbestos Risk Management – 5 Step Plan

23. 1) Identify if asbestos is likely to be present in the building by undertaking an
asbestos survey

24. 2) Create an asbestos register and management plan

25. 3) Act on the findings and recommendations within the survey report which may
include encapsulation or removal of asbestos

26. 4) Update asbestos register and management plan

27. 5) Regularly monitor and record the condition of ACM's

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