Reviewing 2019 – a year of change in asbestos management

2019 marked the 20th anniversary of the UK’s total ban on asbestos. A day to celebrate, but the year also saw upheaval in asbestos management, with the HSE’s long-overdue overhaul of the licensing regime becoming a talking point for the wrong reasons. Here’s our review of the year.

Events preview: the best events for asbestos and safety professionals for 2020

Our 2020 events list highlights the best industry events for asbestos and construction safety professionals taking place in the UK in the next 12 months.

The FAAM conference and EAF

Two major asbestos events for November with the European Asbestos Forum conference in Amsterdam and the second annual conference of the Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM).

The European Asbestos Forum (EAF) – more than just another asbestos conference

The conference season got off to a cracking start last month with the Contamination Expo at Birmingham’s NEC. The next stop will be the European Asbestos Forum conference, which this year returns to its roots in Amsterdam.

Getting ready for asbestos licence assessment – how Assure360 can guide you through the chaos

Over the summer it has become clear that the HSE’s new asbestos licensing regime is, to put it mildly, challenging. In this article Assure360’s founder Nick Garland explains why his biggest piece of advice is to start the application process as early as possible.

Contamination Expo 2019 – with asbestos licensing in meltdown, can you afford to miss it?

This year's Contamination Expo takes place at a pivotal time for the asbestos industry, as repercussions from the HSE's licensing shakeup make themselves felt. As the problems mount and the questions multiply, Nick Garland offers a solution to the chaos.

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Hot under the collar – how hot environments are the confined space we should worry about

When it comes to working in confined spaces, hot environments are the new challenge that the asbestos-removal industry needs to get its head around.

The new asbestos licence regime – and how Assure360 can help

The HSE's move toward an evidence-based asbestos licensing regime presents all licensed asbestos removal contractors with a new challenge. Nick Garland explains how Assure360's paperless system lets LARCs exceed the HSE's expectations.

Taking licence – how the HSE is shaking up asbestos removal

In its overhaul of the asbestos licencing regime, the HSE is doing away with one and two-year licences. That's exactly what founder Nick Garland called for - here he explains why it's the right move, what some of the benefits will be, and how we're better placed than ever to help and support LARCs applying for a licence.

HSE asbestos licensing: is the system broken?

With different licence durations and multiple conditions that can be attached, clients often use a LARC’s asbestos-removal licence as a shortcut to judging competence. Fortunately the HSE is giving the system a much-needed overhaul - here's Nick Garland's take.

Asbestos in schools: in a unique environment, why ‘manage in situ’ simply isn’t good enough

The Department of Education knows that children are more at risk from asbestos exposure, and yet 85% of our schools contain some form of the material. With teachers and ex-pupils dying from continued exposure, is 'manage in situ' fit for purpose?