78 Dromore Road, Hillsborough,
County Down, BT26 6HU,
Northern Ireland
Tel: 028 9268 8686

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A new duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises has been included in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations.  Dutyholders are now required to:
 
-assess whether premises contain asbestos;
-assess the risk from asbestos; and
-take action to manage the risk from asbestos.
 
Asbestos-related diseases kill more people than any other single work-related illness.”  HSE p11 HSG227
 
At DJV Insulations we use our 25 years experience and professionalism within the asbestos industry to offer our clients a comprehensive asbestos management package.
 
At DJV Insulations we foster a culture of learning and take pride in our people.  
 
At DJV Insulations we strive to provide the client with a service of Excellence. DJV Insulations , provide highly trained, experienced, proficient and competent surveyors.  At DJV Insulations all our surveyors have been trained to levels exceeding the basic minimum BIOH P402 proficiency standard.  All of our surveyors are trained to BIOH S301 standard.  This course is a combination of BIOH P401, P402, P403, P404 and P405 courses.
 
CLIENT BEWARE:  Before commissioning a surveyor for your project the HSE advise that the client should examine surveyor CVs and qualifications.
 
-The HSE also advise that surveyors are carrying out any survey in accordance with recommended guidance, MDHS100
 
At DJV Insulations all surveys are carried out and produced to MDHS100 standard.  We only use UKAS accredited laboratories to analyse bulk samples taken as part of a Type 2 or Type 3 survey.  In accordance with our internal management procedures all laboratories commissioned and on our select list have been scrutinised and have successfully demonstrated their competence to carry out bulk asbestos analysis through the provision of staff training records, certificates from external training providers, participation in quality assurance schemes, satisfactory performance in national proficiency testing programmes and accreditation to ISO 17025 or an equivalent.
 
-Professional indemnity insurance cover
 
 At DJV Insulations we provide £1 million Professional indemnity insurance cover for carrying out Type 1, 2 and 3 asbestos surveys.  .
 
What type of survey  is required?
 
There are 3 types of survey referred to in MDHS100, DJV Insulations are fully insured, trained and experienced to carry out all of these surveys.
 
Please Note:
The HSE has revised guidance for surveying, sampling and assessment of asbestos containing materials. The new guidelines will supersede the existing guidance, MDHS 100, and are expected to come into force in the early half of 2010.
 
Under the new regime, Type 1 surveys will be phased out. Type 2 and Type 3 surveys will be akin to the new 'Management' survey and 'Refurbishment and Demolition' survey respectively.
 

TYPE 1:  Location and assessment survey
 (presumptive survey)
 
The purpose of the survey is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACMs in the building and assess their condition.  This type of survey essentially defers the need to sample and analyse for asbestos until a later time.  You will therefore bear potential additional costs of managing some non-ACMs.  During this type of survey all areas should be accessed and inspected as far as reasonably practicable or must be presumed to contain asbestos.  All materials, which are presumed to contain asbestos, must be assessed.
 
 


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