Asbestos management plans are put in place to prevent disturbance of asbestos containing materials and prevent exposure to individuals and employees who may be at risk of coming into contact with them. EMS are qualified and experienced allowing us to work with clients to develop, initiate and maintain an asbestos management plan proportionate to your business and products identified.

The Duty to Manage Regulations set in out in regulation 4 of the Control Of Asbestos Regulations 2012 state that an Asbestos Management Plan must be written by a competent person and reviewed annually.

EMS is able to assist you with this, and has written and implemented asbestos management plans for small landlords and private clients to well known high street retail chains with over 800 retail units. EMS have written Asbestos Management Plans of all sizes including  ‘Group’ plans that cover 1000’s of properties internationally, which have included procedures for acquisitions, refurbishments and management through to plans of a few pages only.

Asbestos Management plans should cover responsibilities, training and procedures to prevent any disturbance to the asbestos containing material. It should also cover a schedule of re-inspection.EMS have P405 and S301 (BOHS Asbestos & Other fibres) qualified consultants able to assist you with every aspect of your Asbestos Management Plan.

The asbestos risk register will therefore need to be updated on a regular basis (at least once a year). The material assessment identifies the ‘high-hazard’ materials, ie. those materials which will most readily release airborne fibres if disturbed. It does not automatically follow that those materials assigned the highest score in the material assessment will be the priority for remedial action.

Priority must be determined by carrying out a risk assessment (ie. A priority assessment which will take into account factors such as:

The location of the material

The extent of the material

The use to which the location is put

The occupancy of the area

The activities carried on in the area

The likelihood/frequency with which maintenance activities are likely to take place

The priority assessment can only be carried out with the detailed knowledge of all these factors. The surveyor can help with this process, by obtaining information will contribute to the priority assessment, particularly in a small or simple premises where information on occupancy and use is straightforward. The combined material and priority assessment results should be used to establish priority for those ACMs needing remedial options and the type of action that will be taken. There are various. This forms the basis of the asbestos management plan.

If refurbishment or demolition works are planned on site, further responsibilities must be fulfilled. EMS have a team of qualified asbestos consultants to either work with you to produce a plan, produce an Asbestos Management Plan for you and to help implement it or even to take complete responsibility for your asbestos.