Personal monitoring – tackling the elephant in the room

If the Health and Safety Executive’s study of asbestos analysts revealed anything, it was that not everyone understood the purpose of personal monitoring. Now the HSE is trying to improve its understanding of how effective current guidelines and equipment are. Nick Garland explains how Assure360’s customers have been able to help.

The story of Assure360

Twenty-five-year industry veteran Nick Garfield made the vision of Assure360 a reality. Here he discusses where we started, how we’ve evolved, and how we continue to help customers deliver exceptional services in difficult times.

Asbestos blasting gets a lifeline, but is there a better technique?

Despite tightening guidance, improving equipment has helped keep blasting in the LARC toolkit. However, as Nick Garland explains, the alternatives are improving too, and needle guns in particular are making blasting harder than ever to justify.

Confined spaces – the lack of understanding that could cost lives

Confined spaces and asbestos removal often go hand in hand, yet the lack of understanding about risks and controls could be putting people in danger. Nick Garland highlights why it’s essential to address the specific hazards in a confined workplace.

Webinar: Social distancing tools and tips for companies returning to work

With the UK’s focus shifting toward restarting the economy, asbestos contractors face new challenges as they work on busier sites. In our free webinar, we’ll look at how you can continue to work safely and efficiently.

The new normal: how we work safely in the days of Covid-19

Work is resuming on construction and demolition sites across the country - and more trades are coming onto those where it never had to stop. But with the threat of the coronavirus very much remaining, it’s more important than ever to implement and enforce safe working practices.

Assure360 Paperless – improved, easier, and now on Android

We’ve brought out a major update to Paperless, our digital support tool for site supervisors. Now even quicker and easier to use, the new version is also available on Android for the first time. Nick Garland has the details.

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.

Asbestos licence renewal – the new regime turns one

The HSE’s new asbestos licensing system is a year old, but the first LARCs to experience it still bear the scars. Assure360 founder Nick Garland traces what changed, what went wrong, and where we are now.

COVID-19 and asbestos removal: can we carry on?

We're all trying to get our heads around the crazy new world that we are living in with COVID-19. Here are Nick Garland's thoughts on whether we can keep working - and whether we should

Talking Asbestos – Nick appears on the Asbestos Knowledge Empire podcast

What’s been lost in the move to the new evidence-based licensing regime? How deep should health and safety culture go? What are the particular problems posed by asbestos in schools, and what’s the story of Assure360? Nick’s covered all these topics and more in his appearance on the Asbestos Knowledge Empire podcast. Discover more.

Better Asbestos Removal – what to do when perfect isn’t possible

When the asbestos industry deals with significant risks, why do we have ‘guidance’, and why does the UK’s key health and safety legislation leave room for interpretation?