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Asbestos Surveyors

The Ultimate Guide to Asbestos Surveyors: Why Your Safety Depends on It

By Neil Munro / August 21, 2023

Asbestos, once a ‘miracle material’, now poses severe health risks. Uncover the significance of asbestos surveys in the UK and why your safety depends on it.

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Management of Asbestos in Schools: A Comprehensive Analysis

By Neil Munro / July 24, 2023

In this blog post, we delve into the critical issue of asbestos management in UK schools, the recent HSE report, and the role of Acorn Analytical Services in ensuring safe learning environments.

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Asbestos: Having the right consultancy in your corner has never been more important

‘Supporting #ActNowOnAsbestos is the right thing for us to do’

By Ian Stone / July 6, 2023

Last weekend The Sunday Times launched #ActNowOnAsbestos, a hard-hitting campaign which urges the Government to take urgent action to protect people from the UK’s asbestos epidemic. The campaign makes important recommendations to help protect members of the public from the hidden dangers of asbestos, which poses a serious threat to our health and wellbeing more … Read more

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Changes have come into force which will have an impact on the length of time it takes to successfully complete the Asbestos Removal Work 4 Stage Clearance process.

Changes to Asbestos Removal Work

By Ian Stone / February 4, 2022

This week changes have come into force which will have an impact on the length of time it takes to successfully complete the Asbestos Removal Work 4 Stage Clearance process. Asbestos 4 Stage Clearances independently verify that a client’s asbestos removal works have been completed correctly. During the clearance process, asbestos analysts are required to … Read more

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Will planning reform put more people at risk from asbestos?

By Ian Stone / August 12, 2021

There have been lots of concerns raised in the national press recently about new planning reforms which mean a wider range of commercial properties can now be converted into flats. The reforms came into force at the beginning of this month in a bid to regenerate city centres which have struggled during the pandemic. However, … Read more

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Specifications for Asbestos Removal Works – What’s the Point?

By Ian Stone / November 5, 2020

Why do we need specifications for removing asbestos? Surely, asbestos removal is just asbestos removal? The truth is there are a million different ways to do asbestos removal. There are different ways to approach projects. The purpose of the specification is to get the clients the right end result. For example, if you were having … Read more

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Asbestos spray coatings and problems with its removal

By Neil Munro / October 15, 2020

In this blog, we’ll examine asbestos spray coatings and some of the problems you can face when it is being removed. Asbestos spray coatings were phased out in the mid-1970s, so it’s old now and deteriorating. They have a very high asbestos content. It was mixed with Portland cement binder, to stick asbestos fibres together. … Read more

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Safely remove asbestos: Why you need licensed contractors

By Neil Munro / July 19, 2018

Asbestos is a known human carcinogen, and as such, presents a significant danger to anyone who comes into contact with it. This is why it’s essential to hire licensed contractors to safely remove asbestos in many instances. It prioritises health and safety, and is required by law for high-risk asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). If you’re a … Read more

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