We regularly post news and information about our software developments, plus asbestos expert opinion, and construction industry updates. Whether it’s changes to asbestos removal best practice, or new government policy, we provide construction and asbestos insights, along with opinion on the latest industry trends.
Coming soon – EAF 2024 on 12-13 December
The European Asbestos Forum conference is the highlight of our industry’s event season. Here’s Nick Garland with details of what to expect, and news of an enviable problem.
Our next quarterly support webinar – sign up here!
It’s important to us that every Assure360 user gets the best from our system and apps, so our account director, Rick Garland, is running quarterly support webinars. In these free sessions, Rick will be bringing customers up to speed with recent developments in the system. Each session will also feature a Q&A, which will include time for users to suggest future development ideas.
The first Assure360 client forum
Mid-July saw our first client forum, in which sales director Rick Garland went through some of our recent improvements and enhancements. From an elegant approach to HAVS, through the Minor Works and Site Diary features, Nick Garland picks out a common theme.
Conference season: a look ahead to FAAM and EAF
It’s months until conference season bows out with FAAM and EAF, but the programmes for both are taking shape. Here’s Nick Garland with a preview of two unmissable events.
Asbestos, construction and safety events calendar
Our events list highlights the best industry events for asbestos and construction safety professionals taking place in the next 12 months.
Summing up the EAF conference
The sixth European Asbestos Forum conference in Brussels was undoubtedly the best yet. An event packed with knowledge, ideas and innovation from the leaders in the asbestos industry. But more than anything, writes Nick Garland, it proved a lesson in how our thinking about asbestos needs to change.
A webinar on the new exposure guidance
I’ve written quite extensively about the new personal sampling and exposure guidance from the Asbestos Network. It’s an important topic, and one that the industry has struggled to get a grip on. That’s why we’re hosting a free webinar to go through it on 16 January 2024 at 10am.
Summing up the FAAM conference, and a look ahead to EAF
The FAAM conference provided a focus on excellent new research by the faculty itself, and the Health and Safety Executive. There was also a great teaser for the EAF conference, which is coming at the end of the month. Nick Garland shares his thoughts
Summing up the ACAD awards dinner and golf day
The annual ACAD golf day and awards dinner has been and gone. From perfect weather and great golf to an entertaining and thought-provoking evening, here’s our roundup of the day.
Something new: FAAM’s first four-stage clearance workshop
Assure 360’s founder, Nick Garland, took the lead in arranging FAAM’s new workshop, bringing together analysts and removalists to look at the four-stage clearance from both sides of the divide. What happened, and what did we discover? Here’s Nick with the lowdown.
EAF 2022 review
When it comes to the asbestos conference season, the best very much gets saved to the last. November finally brought EAF 2022, with its unique mix of knowledge sharing, innovation and community building. Here’s Nick Garland’s write up.
Is It Really Just a Man’s World?
The Female Analyst Working Group was established in the wake of Colette Willoughby’s powerful talk on female analysts at FAAM a year ago. Here Colette writes about why she set up FAWG, some of the issues facing female analysts and removalists and some of the steps made towards tackling them over the past 12 months.
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