FREE Seminar - Cost Effective Management of Asbestos in Buildings

Friday 28th October 2011             National Space Centre, Leicester
Friday 11th November 2011         Sheffied United Football Club
Friday 25th November 2011         Chester Zoo

What can you expect from this seminar?
The aim is to share our experiences in being involved in large scale compliance projects and to help you achieve best practice asbestos management. The seminars will be packed with useful and relevant information including presentations on balancing the budget of high risk maintenance and repairs:-

Non-Licence Work v Licensed Work

Maintenance v Replacement, associated costs and savings

Effective re-inspection strategies

Work in Occupied areas planned v responsive /emergency maintenance

Who should attend?In particular, the seminar will be invaluable for the following people: Local authorities, Facilities Managers, Health & Safety Professionals, Housing Associations, CDM Co-Ordinators, Construction Managers, Architects, Maintenance Managers and any other property related professionals.

If you would like to book your place/s at any of the above events or would like to suggest a location, please email Rosie at rgreer@environmentalessetials.co.uk at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Places will be limited to 40 on a first come first served basis!　　

Programme for the day09.15　　 Arrive for coffee and registration
09.30　　Cost Effective Management of Asbestos in Buildings Seminar

• Interactive review of pre-course notes
• Guidance on recent changes in legislation
• Non-Licence Work v Licensed Work - Balancing Costs　

10.30 　 Coffee

• Maintenance v Replacement associated costs and savings
• Effective Re-inspection Strategies
• Work in Occupied areas - Maintenance Schemes

12.00 Questions time
12.15 Lunch

Environmental Essentials launch their brand new E-Learning Asbestos Awareness Course.

Asbestos is the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK and Companies have a legal obligation to provide Asbestos Awareness training to all employees whose work activities could foreseeably expose them to asbestos. As UKATA and IATP registered members, Environmental Essentials have been delivering Asbestos Awareness, Non Licence Working and Duty to Manage Training for several years and have a fantastic reputation in the industry. However we also understand that it is not always cost effective or practical for Companies to allow their staff to “down tools” to attend a course.

Environmental Essentials have developed an innovative online E-learning Asbestos Awareness course which can be taken at a time that suits individuals or employers without incurring costs associated with reduced productivity and other associated costs . This has been encouraged as the HSE have now officially recognized the benefits of, and demand for online asbestos training.

Available as single or multiple subscriptions, the course is simple to use with a step by step guide on how to use the site and navigate through the course videos and multiple choice tests. The course provides immediate results and enables users to download their own certificate without having to wait for a copy in the post. 

Benefits of E-Learning

•   Designed to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006

•   Learning at users own pace

•   Track progress / performance

•   Assessment based

•   Individual, Multiple or Group user options

•   Environmental Essentials Certified training

•   Option to include clients own policy information and instructions

For a free demonstration please contact Rosie on 0845 4569953 or visit www.asbestos-course.co.uk

Over the last 7 years Environmental Essentials has become a market leader within the asbestos industry providing UKAS accredited inspection and testing services from each of our offices in Stoke-on-Trent, Glasgow and Newcastle-upon-Tyne each of which house a UKAS accredited laboratory. We also have an Emergency Response Mobile Facility which provides fast and efficient results on site and have recently opened an office in Abergele to service our North Wales Clientele. Environmental Essentials employ over 100 staff nationwide and are committed to providing Clients with fast and efficient solutions to their asbestos management.

·         UKAS accredited management and refurbishment/demolition surveys, bulk identification and air testing (inc 4SC).

·         End to end project management of asbestos removal

·         Asbestos Management compliance audits and formulation of Policies and Management Plans

·         Training

·         Asbestos data management solutions

Seminar - HSG 264: The Surveyors Guide A Social Landlord Perspective

HSG 264: The Surveyors Guide A Social Landlord Perspective

The Asbestos Surveyors Guide HSG 264, was released almost a year ago now, but there is still a question posed by many Social Landlords…. how do the regulations affect us?
In response, Environmental Essentials are holding a seminar at FREE St. James's Park Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST, on 14th December 2010.
What can you expect from this seminar? This seminar is intended to provide a general overview of the requirements of this guidance, which is aimed at those carrying out surveys (Surveyors) and those with management responsibilities under Regulation 4 of CAR 2006 (the Client), and most importantly, will cover the section set aside for residential dwellings.

Many Resident Social Landlords’ have undertaken inspections in common areas of blocks but HSG264 takes this a step further and establishes parameters for collecting housing related data.

You and a colleague are hereby invited to attend the seminar, if you would like to book your place/s please complete the attached booking reference form and return at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Places will be limited to 50 on a first come first served basis!

Who should attend?The seminar will be invaluable for Housing Associations, ALMO's, and Local authorities. In particular to Maintenance / Technical Manager, Facilities Managers, Health & Safety Professionals, Housing Associations, Planning Supervisors, Construction Managers, Architects, and any other property related professionals.
The seminar will be delivered by Martin Saunders
　
Programme for the day09.30　　 Arrive for coffee and registration
09.45　　 HSG 264 Seminar

• Why we Manage Asbestos: Christopher Jordan’s Story
• Background
• What is HSG 264? Why change from MDHS 100 to HSG 264?　
• Duty to Manage
• HSG 264 – The Main Features
• Choosing a Competent Asbestos Surveyor

11.00 　 Coffee

• Planning your Asbestos Survey
• Management & Refurbishment / Demolition Surveys
• The Social Housing Sector and Asbestos
• Conducting the Asbestos Survey
• The Asbestos Survey Report
• Using the Report Effectively
• Questions…..

13.00 Lunch
　
If you would like any further details or would like to book your place please contact Rosie on 0845 4569953 or email rgreer@environmentalessentials.co.uk

Asbestos Awareness - Charity Event

RE:The Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group - Asbestos Awareness Training Event
Around 4,000 people die in the UK every year because of asbestos exposure, and the figure is expected to peak at nearly 5,000.

In response to this, The Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group are hosting an Asbestos Awareness Training course on 24th November 2010 at Environmental Essentials training facility in Stoke-on-Trent. Places will be charged at just £25.00 per person and places will be on a first come first served basis. All monies will go directly to this charity.
The Dave Willcocks Asbestos Victim Support Group was set up to assist all asbestos victims and families in the South Cheshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent area. Patrons of the group will be available on the day to discuss the benefits and assistance provided to victims of asbestos and their carers.

The primary aim of this event is to raise awareness amongst tradesmen that they are more at risk than they think from asbestos. The campaign also aims to encourage tradesmen to find out more about asbestos and the precautions they should be taking.

It will also help you comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 as legislation states that it is a legal requirement to provide asbestos awareness training "for all employees whose work could foreseeably expose them to asbestos" (Regulation 10 – Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006)

The course will be delivered by Environmental Essentials who are UKATA (United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association) and IATP (Independent Asbestos Training providers) registered members and all delegates who successfully pass the course will receive a
Environmental Essentials Training certificate.

For further details contact Rosie on 0845 4569953 or email, rgreer@environmentalessentials.co.uk.
　
(All additional donations will be gratefully received.)

Environmental Essentials: Expanding throughout the UK

Environmental Essentials:

Expanding throughout the UK

Extension to accreditation enables regional offices to flourish

Asbestos management and training consultants Environmental Essentials, are celebrating 6 years of trading after successfully achieving accreditation for their North East office in Gateshead. The company now provides accredited inspection and testing services from each of their existing offices in Stoke-on-Trent, Glasgow and the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and currently employs over 70 staff nationwide.

Due to recent successes in the social Housing sector and the development of existing relationships in Educational and Private sectors, Environmental Essentials are expanding their operations in the North East and Scotland by recruiting further locally based personnel to join our existing experienced and committed teams.

Director James Riley said “Despite the difficult economic climate, we see the investment in regional offices as the most effective manner in which to develop our business whilst replicating the excellent culture and services we continue to provide from our Head office in the Midlands, for our valued clientele in the North of the UK.”

Recent success in securing large contracts in the Healthcare and Housing sectors in the North West has seen Environmental Essentials open up a Bolton office in October 2010, and they have a further office in North Wales planned for the Autumn of 2010.