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Asbestos Removal Licence: CAC Environmental Services Ltd: Renewal

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A decision made 16 October 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2013-0099

Decision Summary Title :

To approve the renewal of a licence for the removal of asbestos to CAC Environmental Services Ltd.

Date of Decision Summary:

07-10-2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director of Health and Safety

 

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

To approve the renewal of a licence for the removal of asbestos to CAC Environmental Services Ltd.

Date of Written Report:

07-10-2013

Written Report Author:

Director of Health and Safety

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:  To approve the renewal of a licence for the removal of asbestos to CAC Environmental Services Ltd.

Decision(s): The Minister approved the application by CAC Environmental Services Ltd for the renewal of its licence to work with asbestos under Regulation 3 of the Health and Safety (Asbestos-Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008.  The licence is issued for a period of three years with effect from the 3rd November 2013 and is subject to the normal standard conditions.

Reason(s) for Decision: CAC Environmental Services Ltd has been assessed as having the necessary knowledge to carry out the removal of asbestos which is subject to the Health and Safety (Asbestos-Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008.

Resource Implications: There are no implications for the financial or manpower resources of the States.

Action required: The Director of Health and Safety is to arrange for the licence to be issued to CAC Environmental Services Ltd.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Asbestos Removal Licence: CAC Environmental Services Ltd: Renewal

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To approve the renewal of a licence for the removal of asbestos to CAC Environmental Services Ltd

 

 

1. SUMMARY

 

The licence granted to CAC Environmental Services Ltd. under the Asbestos (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008, is due to expire on the 2nd November 2013.   CAC Environmental Services Ltd. has held a licence since asbestos licensing regulations were first introduced in 1997.

 

The Minister is therefore requested to consider issuing a new licence under the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos – Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008, to CAC Environmental Services Ltd. for the removal of licensed asbestos materials.

 

2.               BACKGROUND

 

Exposure by individuals to asbestos fibres is acknowledged as giving rise to the risk of developing a range of diseases including lung disease and cancer.

 

As a result of concerns over potential exposure to asbestos in the workplace, the States introduced the Asbestos (Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 1997, which restrict certain work on asbestos containing materials to those who are licensed.  The Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos – Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008, which incorporated a number of amendments, have since replaced the 1997 Regulations.

 

Regulation 3 of the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos – Licensing) (Jersey) Regulations, 2008, provides for the Minister to issue licences for work with asbestos, and permits the Minister to determine the period of the licence and attach such terms and conditions to the licence which the Minister considers appropriate.

 

CAC Environmental Services Ltd. has applied for the renewal of the licence, to work with asbestos, which expires on the 2nd November, 2013.  Under the current licence, which was issued by the Minister for Social Security in 2010, CAC Environmental Services Ltd. has notified the Health and Safety Inspectorate of 90 removal contracts.  The Inspectorate is not aware of any difficulties arising from any of these contracts.

 

The process for licence renewal is carried out in accordance with the policy set out in the Health and Safety Inspectorate document, Asbestos Licence Assessment Guide, which assesses the applicant against benchmarks drawn from legal standards, good practice as described in the Jersey and UK Approved Codes, industry best practice and the licence applicant’s own operating standards.  This assessment has identified that CAC Environmental Services Ltd. is working to appropriate standards. 

 

Five standard conditions are placed on all licences which are issued.  These conditions require the licence to be made available for inspection, the Inspectorate to be notified of the work, the preparation of a detailed method statement for the work, the need to ensure that all work is supervised by an appropriate member of staff and that the asbestos waste is disposed of in an approved manner.

 

3. RECOMMENDATION

 

It is recommended that CAC Environmental Services Ltd. be granted a licence, subject to the five standard conditions, to carry out work with asbestos for a further three year period, commencing the 3rd November 2013.

 

 

 

 

Colin Myers

Director of Health and Safety

 

Social Security:  7th October 2010

File No.  3/16

Colin Myers

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