Monkey Park Community Hub in Brampton, Chesterfield, is a not for profit organisation, which includes a café, co-work space, bike workshop, space hire and hosts community events. They strive to improve the local community by bringing people together & supporting their efforts to change the area. They employ and pay people for jobs they do […]

As well as serious implications for people’s health and the healthcare services, coronavirus (Covid-19) will have a significant impact on businesses and the economy.   The primary focus, as we write this article is following the governments advice to limit the effect of the virus by ‘Staying at home, protecting the NHS to save lives’, […]

We are pleased to announce that DMG Asbestos Management Limited is now accredited within the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) having demonstrated compliance with and sound management of current health and safety legislation. In addition we have demonstrated full compliance with the following modules of PAS91; Environmental Quality Management Equal Opportunities & Diversity […]

The tendering of asbestos works is common practice, especially within the public sector. However, having read through various tender documents recently there are often significant failings in the process, that contravenes current asbestos legislation/guidance. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on asbestos surveys and the associated guidance document ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide […]

We are pleased to announce that DMG Asbestos Management Limited is now SafeContractor Accredited!

In this article we will explain what work goes into, or should go into planning, carrying out and producing an asbestos survey report. Hopefully, this will provide a greater understanding of the requirements, how the client/dutyholder can assist in the process and consideration for realistic timescales. Stage 1 – Plan If you get this stage […]

The Asbestos industry is highly regulated with legislation and guidance documents on how the various activities should be conducted. However, time pressures are an ever-increasing issue in a world that demands everything to be quicker and cheaper, but at what cost. We will first look at a few examples of where legislation and guidance dictate […]

Is it possible to manage your asbestos with hard copy or pdf reports? The answer is yes, if you are managing one or two properties with small amounts of asbestos. If you maintain multiple properties, then there are many benefits to hosting your information online. One of the main requirements for an asbestos register is […]

Most people feel that once they have an asbestos survey their responsibility has ended, box ticked. However, there is more to fully comply with the Asbestos Regulations, but this does not need to be a daunting prospect (or expensive). We will walk you through the key steps to achieve compliance and some of the options […]

The newly appointed Parish Clerk, Nicki Senior, could not locate any asbestos information for the Glapwell Centre and was concerned for the safety of staff, visitors and maintenance contractors. Despite the Control of Asbestos Regulations being in force for a number of years now, it is still not uncommon for individuals to face this problem. […]