ASK Asbestos Management System AMS (North East) LLP are nearing completion of their bespoke web based, secure login, total asbestos management system. The system will allow all our clients to manage their asbestos using a user friendly completley secure portal. The system will allow you to hold a live project archive of all your asbestos management documentation, including survey registers, tender documents, technical specifications, method statements, project communications, site and contractor audits and 4 satge clearance re-occupation certificates. The ASK system is certain to make the duty holders life alot easier.....watch this space.

Welcome on board AMS (North East) LLP would like to welcome on board Marie Thompson our new Quality Manager. Marie has has a wealth of experience in the asbestos industry acting as a Quality Manager for a very well established consultancy for the past 7 years. Maire will be playing a key role in our forth comming UKAS assessments for ISO 17020 and ISO 17025. Welcome to the company Marie.

UKAS assessment AMS (North East) LLP are now set for our initial UKAS assessment. UKAS will be visiting on the 9th of October and again in November to carry out both Quality and Technical Assessments on our system. The is part of our continued investment in our quality system to insure our existing clients continure to get a high quality of service. We will of course keep you updated with our progress

Managing asbestos on offshore installations This semi-permanent circular (SPC) is to inform Inspection Management Teams (IMTs) of an (postal) inspection project which will investigate duty holder approaches to managing asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) offshore during 2007/08. This SPC is published under the Freedom of Information Act.

Warning of asbestos dangers after prosecution HSE has warned companies to take extra care when demolishing buildings containing asbestos cement sheets. The warning comes after Wye Valley Demolition Ltd of St Weonards, Hereford, was today (18th May) fined £6,000 and asked to pay costs of £13,621.49 at Hereford Magistrates’ Court following the release of asbestos during the demolition of a former grain store building in Bodenham.

Taking risks with asbestos Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work related fatalities, and is still present in many buildings from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Today, the workers most at risk of contracting an asbestos related disease are those in construction related trades who conduct maintenance work on these buildings. This report presents the results of 60 interviews with maintenance workers (including electricians, joiners/carpenters, plumbers/heating engineers, and painters/ decorators), who discuss their attitudes towards, knowledge about, and behaviour around, asbestos.

Asbestos textured coatings HSE have produced new task guidance sheets for work on textured decorative coatings containing asbestos. These cover such work as: drilling and boring, inserting and removing screws, removal from a small area and how to remove debris following a ceiling or wall collpase.

Construction firms reminded to assess electricity risk The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned construction companies to carry out proper risk assessments especially where there are overhead power lines close to work activities. The warning comes after a worker was electrocuted when the machinery he was operating came in contact with 11kv power lines on a North Wales site.

Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain Statistical analyses of the British Mesothelioma Register showing a rise in deaths from mesothelioma from 1968 to 2004. The report also incorporates analysis by geographical area 1984 to 2004.

Land Remediation Relief If your asbestos work is part of a larger remediation project you could recieve upto 150% relief on the costs through the Land Remediation Relief. Contact us for more details