Asbestos material testing for soil and construction materials. Because what you build should always be safe.
Asbestos contamination within the ground has become increasingly challenging for anyone seeking to develop brownfield sites. While there is a growing amount of practical guidance available, there is often still uncertainty around the most appropriate approach to take and as a result more and more clients are relying on the specialist advice offered by SOCOTEC's technical teams, experts in asbestos in soil and construction materials testing.
Our approach combines a number of industry experts, along with industry leading laboratories, to provide a multidiscipline service that is tailored to your individual requirements.
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SOCOTEC's asbestos consultancy services relating to asbestos in soil, ground and construction material contamination include:
- Site investigation and sampling strategies
- Expert best-practice advice informed by applicable legislation and current HSE and industry guidance, including the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and CAR-SOIL guidance
- Combined approach involving asbestos, environmental, contaminated-land and waste professionals; asbestos-in-soil identification and quantification by UKAS-accredited laboratories (testing accreditation No. 1089), subject to the current accredited scope and method
- On-site asbestos air monitoring, with sampling strategy, analytical method and achievable detection limit agreed for the site-specific risk assessment
- SEM and TEM analysis by arrangement
- Site-specific risk assessments for proposed reuse of asbestos-contaminated soils, subject to applicable health and safety, environmental and waste requirements
- Materials management plans addressing handling, segregation, tracking, reuse and disposal routes, as appropriate
- Onsite training and toolbox talks
- Independent technical oversight of asbestos excavation and remediation works, including assessment of applicable licensing, notification and control requirements
- Waste classification advice in accordance with applicable waste legislation and current regulator guidance (including WM3 where applicable)
- Materials testing services for contaminated soils and aggregates
- Development of method statements and safe systems of work based on site-specific asbestos risk assessments and appropriate exposure controls
- Enforcement liaison
Asbestos in Soil and Construction Materials Testing
Multidiscipline Environmental Consultancy
As a leading multidiscipline environmental consultancy, SOCOTEC is well placed to offer a full end-to-end service in relation to asbestos in the ground and within construction materials. Our teams of experts are on hand to offer support and clarity in this often confusing area.
Responsive service delivery through unrivalled national coverage, SOCOTEC offers cost effective management solutions while ensuring integrity of results and responsive turnaround.
As a leading multidiscipline environmental consultancy, SOCOTEC is well placed to offer a full end-to-end service in relation to asbestos in the ground and within construction materials. Our teams of experts are on hand to offer support and clarity in this often confusing area.
Responsive service delivery through unrivalled national coverage, SOCOTEC offers cost effective management solutions while ensuring integrity of results and responsive turnaround.
For details of UKAS-accredited activities, consult the current schedules for testing accreditation No. 1089 and inspection accreditation No. 0148; accreditation applies only to activities within the relevant published scope.
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