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Too many cooks?
The problems of other Trades on Site
Recent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) It is important that the asbestos removal contractors
Prohibition Notices issued to licensed asbestos work area is clearly defined and any other contractors
removal contractors have had a common theme and on site adhere to any exclusion zones. The need for
that is the management of the contractor’s site as a the asbestos removal contractor to be in control of his
whole and not just the asbestos enclosure. whole work area, and the need for exclusion zones,
Problems have arisen in the main due to other
needs to be explained to the client during the planning
trades being on site and impacting upon the work of
stage and factored in to the phasing of the planned site
the asbestos removal contractor. The presence of other
works.
contractors and trades can cause many problems for Sometimes the presence of other trades on site is
the licensed asbestos removal contractor, such as: not known until the asbestos removal contractor arrives
on site for the first day of the job. If this is the case
◗ Carrying out dusty work in close proximity to
the asbestos removal works which will make
then the situation needs to be addressed immediately
accurate leak air testing difficult.
with the client. The job may need to be reassessed,
particularly with regards to risk assessments. The client
◗ Encroaching onto the licensed asbestos removal
may need to relocate other trades from areas close to
contractors transit and waste routes.
the asbestos removal contractors operations or the
asbestos removal contractor may need to amend the
◗ Disregarding warning signs and barriered areas.
phasing of any proposed work.
◗ Working in such close proximity to the asbestos
removal contractor’s area that debris is produced
The client should be made aware that failure to
and deposited around the enclosure, transit
cooperate with the asbestos removal contractor and
routes or waste routes.
allow him to carry out his work in full compliance with
Health and Safety legislation, and in particular the
The ideal situation is that the asbestos removal
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, can lead to a
contractor is given sole access to the site, or part of a
Prohibition Notice being served on the client by the
site, and all other trades are excluded. If other trades
HSE, as has happened recently.
are going to be present on the site then this ideal
situation should be requested and the reasons for the
requirement made known to the client. If working with
other trades on site is wholly unavoidable then careful
management of the work will be needed and this will
require the cooperation of the client or main contractor
in order to ensure operations run smoothly.
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