Category: Asbestos

Are you planning any projects where you may need to consider the potential need to manage the removal of asbestos such as building work or boiler replacements?

Join our webinar on Thursday 22nd October at 10am where we will explore what you should do when you find asbestos as part of a project, and how you can ensure that asbestos removal and remediation works are correctly specified, priced, planned and delivered.

The session will cover:

  • Asbestos surveys
  • Project scoping
  • Tender management
  • Site management and audits
  • Project compliance

To register to attend this webinar, please email info@tetraconsulting.co.uk

Are you planning a summer boiler replacement? With the colder weather coming to an end over the next few weeks, we are now starting to think about turning our heating systems off, so now is the time to start organising these kinds of works.

Have you considered the potential need to manage the removal of any asbestos around the boiler replacement? From residential blocks to NHS hospitals, we have extensive experience in co-ordinating boiler replacements where asbestos may be present.

Tetra are often appointed to project manage the end to end process of boiler replacements from planning through to completion and can support you around all of the following steps:

  • Identifying asbestos
  • Producing all relevant documentation and specifications
  • Liaising with M&E consultants
  • Assisting with temporary boiler installation
  • Co-ordinating contract tenders
  • Managing asbestos removal contractors

We ensure that your boiler area is fully prepared so your heating consultant can safely and efficiently install all of the required plant and equipment without interruption or delays. Don’t just take our word for it, here is a testimonial from a client that uses our services regularly:

‘Tetra Consulting have facilitated asbestos removal works at a number of our properties, the most recent being the boiler plant within a large residential block in Westminster, London SW1. These extensive works required precise coordination and speed which Tetra were able to deliver. As with other projects involving Tetra’s asbestos removal works, this project proceeded smoothly, and we were very pleased with the service we received.’ 

‘Tetra Consulting are swift to investigate on any potential asbestos projects, comprehensive and thorough in their report and conclusions, competent throughout the tender stages and are professional throughout the project and consultation processes.’

Christian Cole, Tuckerman Management Limited

If you would like to learn more about how we could help your organisation, drop us a quick email at info@tetraconsulting.co.uk or call us on +44(0)20 8875 0700.

A builder has been imprisoned for working with asbestos without a licence. His negligence exposed himself and three men who were working for him to the risk of inhaling asbestos fibres. The client for the project was fined earlier this year.

The exposure occurred in September 2012 at a commercial unit in Mochdre Business Park in Colwyn Bay. Peter Rees, who traded as Light in Design, was selling the unit. The company purchasing the unit had commissioned an asbestos survey that showed the presence of a large amount of asbestos insulating board (AIB). Instead of employing a qualified and licensed asbestos contractor for the removal, Mr Rees used a general builder, Brian Roberts, who did not hold a licence and whose removal of the AIB spread asbestos dust inside the building.

After a tip off from a licensed contractor, HSE inspectors visited the unit and served prohibition notices on Mr Rees and on Carol Anne Rees on 9 October 2012 because the contamination of the building had exposed persons to risks to their health from asbestos fibres. The unit subsequently required a significant clean up by an authorised contractor.

On 12 June 2015 at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court, Mr Roberts was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after he admitted undertaking licensable asbestos work without a licence. The magistrates had previously fined Mr Rees £8,000 and ordered him to pay costs of £7,400 on 21 January 2015 after he admitted that his failure to employ a licensed contractor had meant that his undertaking had exposed persons to risks to their health.

Following the conclusion of the cases, the HSE’s investigating inspector, Chris Wilcox said: “Anyone who owns or has control of non-domestic premises has a legal duty to manage the risk of asbestos in their buildings. When asbestos is removed, it must be done by someone who is trained and competent to do the work.” Safe removal, emphasised Mr Wilcox, “requires a high level of skill and technical knowledge and must be done by a contractor licensed by the HSE”.