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asbestos awareness training for appropriate teams, asbestos management surveys, re-inspection surveys to higher risk properties, the development of internal permits to work and the installation of a refurbishment survey request system prior to any intrusive works being completed.
Using SOCOTEC-designed temporary policies meant that the College had suitable policy and management plans in place - until it reached a stage where bespoke client specific policies and procedures could be created.
Readily accessible data With a property portfolio as broad as Fitzwilliam College, it was identified that the introduction of an online asbestos management system would provide extensive benefits. At the point of audit, the data was held within multiple files across a number of offices with legacy data missing or incomplete. SOCOTEC sanitised the data by introducing the use of its online asbestos management system.
MiPortal provides a location for all asbestos data to be held and accessed from any web-based location. The system also tracks any log-ins, downloads or any changes to documentation – which aids in meeting the varying asbestos management requirements under CAR Regulation 10.
By hosting all documentation centrally, client information is readily available and easy-to-access by all parties at any given time. When any building contractor arrives to complete maintenance works, the College can supply the contractor with full and accurate asbestos records – ensuring compliance with regulations.
Bespoke training The training provided to the staff was tailored to their roles and responsibilities to ensure information was relevant to employees in their duties. For example, plumbers on site were made aware of potential asbestos that could be located in bathrooms and other relevant areas. Where maintenance staff could potentially disturb low-risk ACMs, non-licensable work with asbestos training was provided.
Additionally, gardeners and ground keepers were provided asbestos in soils awareness training to educate them on the potential risk of coming into contact with asbestos in the ground. In doing so, SOCOTEC could equip the staff with the required information to be safe and compliant in their approach.
Efficiency To save the College both time and money, SOCOTEC programmed the surveys to ensure that travel time was kept to a minimum and, when on site, a whole day of surveying could be completed. A single surveyor was used across the project for a consistent approach. Not only were the College staff familiar with seeing the same person on site, the surveyor developed a knowledge and understanding of the buildings and varying stakeholder requirements to provide an efficient, cost-effective service.
Partnership approach Another area in which SOCOTEC adopted a collaborative approach was the project management of asbestos removal. On each occasion, three asbestos removal companies were assessed in terms of quality, pricing and best-fit; SOCOTEC then recommended the most credible and suitable solution to meet the College’s requirements.
The company continues to deliver refurbishment and demolition surveys where required across the College’s portfolio. Recent intrusive survey works include the review of confined space ducts under the central building and strategic surveying of doors and door sets.
The College has peace of mind that it has the processes and procedures in place to manage and control the presence of asbestos within its buildings to safeguard staff, students and contractors.
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Reproduced with permission of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge and Marcus Ginns.
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