risk management
Managing risk in relation to asbestos exposure
All schools, regardless of their ownership or funding status, should have conducted asbestos surveys in order to begin compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006. KEVIN MOLLOY from Marsh Risk Consulting examines the risk management and insurance processes that schools should be taking to identify and manage their asbestos exposures.
O
RGANISATIONS have a duty to identify where asbestos might be in its buildings and what condition it
is in, therefore enabling it to accurately assess the risk it poses to teachers, pupils, support staff and the wider general public. If the initial assessment identifies asbestos-containing materials in any buildings, current HSE policy suggests that it should be left undisturbed and subsequently managed, rather than be removed. Schools then need to develop a robust asbestos risk management
plan which is kept up to date and is fit for purpose. Ensuring legal compliance by completing a ‘tick-box’ exercise and creating an Asbestos Register is simply not enough. These plans need to be reviewed and routine inspections of asbestos material should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure that the risk has not changed over time.
Test case
The issue regarding when an Employers’ Liability insurance policy is triggered for
Where is asbestos found
in buildings?
ASBESTOS and asbestos containing materials (ACMs) may be found in schools/colleges built or refurbished before blue and brown asbestos were banned in 1985. Some asbestos containing materials such as asbestos cement were still used up until 1999.
High-risk ACMs include:
• asbestos moulded or preformed lagging used as thermal insulation on pipes and boilers
• sprayed asbestos used for thermal insulation, fire protection, partitioning and ducts
• asbestos insulating board used for fire protection, thermal insulation, partitioning and ducts
• some ceiling tiles • asbestos insulation board (AIB)
Lower risk ACMs include:
• asbestos containing floor tiles
• asbestos cement roofing and guttering • textured coatings
SOURCE: HSE
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