Asbestos Consultancy and Removal/Remediation

The Provision of Asbestos Consultancy related services, including but not limited to: Surveying, Analysis, Sampling and Air Monitoring All Asbestos Consultancy services must be carried out in accordance with the relevant Health and Safety Executive guidance manuals, and meet the minimum requirements set out in the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR2012). Asbestos consultancies must be UKAS accredited to both ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for inspections and ISO/IEC17025:2017 for analytical/laboratory services. All operatives shall comply with prevailing Health and Safety legislation as well as Cardiff University Estates procedure manuals. Prior to working on site, all operatives must undergo a Cardiff University Estates safety induction and be issued with a contractor ID card. The induction must be refreshed, and ID card re-issued annually. Risk assessments must be carried out and adhered to for all activities. All surveyors and analysts must be deemed as competent and will have been directly with the Supplier for a minimum of 3 months prior to working on Cardiff University sites. All operatives carrying out Asbestos surveys or Bulk Sampling must hold the BOHS P402 certificate as a minimum. Lead surveyors must be trained in respect of any health and safety risks highlighted in their risk assessments I.E., confined spaces, working on mobile tower scaffolds (PASMA) etc. At least one member of the Supplier’s survey team must hold a valid first aid certificate. For air monitoring services including clearance testing, the Supplier’s analysts must hold BOHS P403 and BOHS P404 certificates as a minimum. For bulk sample analysis, the Supplier’s lab technicians must hold a BOHS P401 certificate as a minimum.

Asbestos removal and remediation services, including but not limited to: Planned licensed removal work utilising enclosures. Planned non-licensed and notifiable non-licensed work. Support services, such as enabling access for surveyors and other workers where known ACMs pose a risk. Emergency callouts, including clean ups and provision of decontamination units for third parties who have become contaminated on site.