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News Release from: Admas | Subject: Asbestos awareness.
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2007
Asbestos awareness at HSE Safety Seminar
During a recent HSE Construction Safety Seminar, Admas gave a presentation about asbestos awareness.
During a recent HSE Construction Safety Seminar held at the Calderdale College, In Halifax West Yorkshire, Admas gave a presentation with regards to asbestos awareness The presentation was delivered by Mr Donald Sunderland the Health and Safety Manager at ADMAS Limited
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The delegates were a mixture of employers, managers and trainee students from the building and construction trades.
One of the requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 is that employers and employees are responsible for being aware of, and informing others of, the presence of asbestos.
Personnel must be able to recognise the likely locations and inherent risks involved with asbestos to avoid inadvertent disturbance, accidents, exposure and potentially time consuming and expensive cleaning operations.
The organiser Jane Sykes the senior environmental Health Officer stated that; "The presentation was first rate, excellent content and very well delivered".
On show were the ADMAS museum cabinets containing an array of different types of materials which contain asbestos?.
Along side this, delegates were encouraged to view various contained samples of asbestos which could be viewed under a microscope.
ADMAS founded in 1984 is one of the longest established Occupational and Environmental Health Consultancies in the United Kingdom.
ADMAS specialise in asbestos services, including, surveying, air monitoring, material analysis and asbestos awareness training.
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