Appendices
Last updated:Appendix 1
Glossary of Terms Used
Abraded - Rubbed or scraped away by friction.
ACM - Asbestos containing material
Artex - This is a trade name frequently used to mean any decorative textured coating,which may contain up to 2% chrysotile (white asbestos)
Asbestos - Any of the following materials: crocidolite, amosite, chrysotile, fibrous anthophyllite and any mixture of these materials.
Asbestosis -The formation of scar tissue on the lungs.
Asbestos Co-ordinator -Site-based person appointed by Duty Holder to assist main duty holder and be responsible for day-to-day management of asbestos procedures and Asbestos Register.
Asbestos Co-ordinating Officer - Officer in the Property Services Team who will oversee all proposals for the removal or treatment of asbestos and advise on initial precautions and appropriate action in consultation with the Asbestos Consultant. The names of the current Asbestos Co-ordinating Officers can be found in Appendix 3.
Asbestos Management Survey - Standard location and assessment survey, involving minor intrusive work (sampling and analysis) and some disturbance.
Blue Asbestos - Technical name for crocidolite.
Brown Asbestos - Technical name for amosite.
White Asbestos - Technical name for chrysotile.
Centrally held records - Records currently held by Property Team on behalf of the Council.
CHSC - Corporate Health & Safety Committee
Duty Holder - This is a shared role. At a corporate level it is the Chief Executive Officer. At site level it is the person with overall responsibility for managing maintenance on a site.
Encapsulate -Apply paint-type coating to affect a continuous seal to surface of the material and thereby prevent fibre release.
Enclose - Provision of physical barrier to provide mechanical protection to the material so as to prevent it being disturbed/damaged.
Fibre - Any fibre longer than 5μm, with a width less than 3μm and a length/width ratio greater than 3:1.
Fibreboard - In this context fibreboard means the ultra-lightweight soft board approx. 13mm thick, of medium brown coloured, coarse, loosely packed fibres, with a paper facing on one side. The paper facing can contain asbestos. This board disintegrates when wet. It is frequently found as an economy wall and ceiling finish and is easily damaged.
Friable - Asbestos material capable of being crumbled in the hand.
Hard Asbestos - Any asbestos material not capable of being deformed by hand except by breaking, cutting, or drilling.
H.S.C. - Health and Safety Commission.
H.S.E. - Health and Safety Executive.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Includes overalls, gloves, headwear, footwear, respiratory equipment.
Property Services Team - The team within the Property & Assets portfolio at Buckinghamshire Council with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the asbestos policy and remedial works.
Refurbishment and demolition surveys - A full access sampling and identification Survey. Required pre-demolition/major refurbishment). This type of survey is used to locate and describe, as far as reasonably practicable, all ACMs in the area where the refurbishment work will take place or in the whole building if demolition is planned.
Soft Asbestos - Asbestos material not friable but capable of being deformed by hand.
UKAS - accredited laboratory A laboratory which is accredited by the UK Accreditation Scheme
Wipe Test - Means of taking dust samples that have settled out of the air. Such tests are indicative only and not covered by NAMAS accreditation.
Appendix 2
Relevant Legislation
1. Legislation
- Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974
- Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012
- Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Chemicals (hazard information and packaging for supply) regulations 2002
- The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended)
- Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1992
- Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations (as amended) 2003
- CDM Legislation Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015
- Hazardous Waste Regulations in 2005
- Control of Waste (Dealing with Seized Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015
Appendix 3
Asbestos Co-ordinating Officers:
The current Council Asbestos Co-ordinating Officers from whom advice can be obtained are:
John Collins – Head of Property Services, Property & Assets, Buckinghamshire Council.
Matt Hayward – Head of Planned Maintenance & Projects, Property Services Team, Property & Assets, Buckinghamshire Council.
George Thompson – Head of Reactive Maintenance & Contracts, Property Services Team, Property & Assets, Buckinghamshire Council.
Peter Halsey – Compliance Officer, Property Services Team, Property & Assets, Buckinghamshire Council.
Mark Hunt – Reactive Maintenance & Contracts Manager, Property Services Team, Property & Assets, Buckinghamshire Council.
Appendix 4
Likely Types and Possible Locations of Asbestos Products
Note that the use of products containing asbestos ended in the mid-1980s. It is impossible to be more precise than this as materials may have been ‘used up’ elsewhere. This list is not exhaustive but gives an impression of the wide number of places it may be found.
Asbestos Cement - found on the roof and wall cladding systems, gutters, downpipes, cold water cisterns, corrugated sheet on outbuilding roofs.
Asbestos reinforced PVC - found in Cladding and panels.
Asbestos sectional insulation - used in Pipe insulation.
Felts - used on Rot-proof roofing materials, damp proof courses.
Millboard and paper - Insulation of electrical equipment and thermal insulation, fireproof facing on wood fiberboard.
PVC Tiles - Floor coverings.
Textiles -Fireproof clothing, gloves, fire blankets, fire curtains.
Yarns/Ropes - used for Jointing and packing materials, thermal pipe insulation, kilns, and cookers.
Kilns/brazing/welding hearths
Kilns Blankets, other flame proof materials
Work tops/benches in laboratories
Ovens
Fume Cupboards
Ironing Boards
Electrical distribution boards
Fan convectors, Storage heaters
Ventilation units
Appendix 5
Asbestos Management Plan
This Asbestos Management Plan supplements the Asbestos Policy document and the Asbestos Register.
The Responsible Person
The person in control of the maintenance of premises (Site Duty Holder) e.g. Headteachers, school governors, premises managers.
The Asbestos Register
This is an electronic document containing all the relevant asbestos information on the BC property portfolio, to be found on a web portal at: -
All Site Duty Holders have been issued with a username and password to enable them to log on to the Asbestos Register and search for all the information relating to the buildings under their control.
Site Checks Prior to Works
This is covered in the Asbestos Policy. Confirmation that appropriate checks have been carried out are recorded.
Actions from Risk Assessment
All items identified from asbestos surveys as requiring action will be dealt with as soon as reasonably practical and in any case within that financial year, unless adequate control measures can be put in place to allow works to be delayed. Less urgent works will be dealt with according to priority and available funding as part of a planned remediation programme.
Monitoring Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs)
In addition to the regular monitoring of ACMs by the Property Services Team under the asbestos survey term contract, sites are expected to report any concerns relating to the recorded asbestos data as part of their routine health and safety inspections.
Asbestos Contact Officers
A list of individuals in the Property Services Team with specific responsibility for assisting with asbestos-related matters can be found in Appendix 3 of the Asbestos Policy.
Appendix 6
Sample Asbestos Management Plan
Following a recent inspection to a school by the Health and Safety Executive it was recommended that all schools where asbestos is present, need to have an Asbestos Management Plan in place. Schools are recommended to maintain an Asbestos Policy, an Asbestos Log with a signing-in sheet for contractors, and evidence of the location of asbestos has been communicated to all staff (such as minutes of a staff meeting). Regular visual inspections should also be conducted to ensure the asbestos remains undamaged, with any damage being reported to Property Services or the School Trust/Board.
Appendix 7
Useful Contacts
For general advice:
- Buckinghamshire Council Contact Centre - 0845 3708090.
- Health & Safety Team - healthandsafety@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- If the accident, incident or near miss is serious, this should be reported immediately to the Health and Safety team via the mailbox healthandsafety@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
- In case of Asbestos related incidents you must report immediately any damage to known or suspected asbestos containing materials or debris to the Council’s Property Services team via the Property Service Mailbox propertyservice@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
For information regarding insurance claims contact the:
- Principal Insurance Officer - 01296 383197.
- For Occupational Health advice, in the first instance contact your Human Resources Officer.
External sources of Information:
- Health and Safety Executive Tel. 01234 220550
- Health and Safety Executive Website: hse.gov.uk