A – Z Guide to Asbestos
Courtney Lang is a company specialising in the removal and management of Asbestos. Using the most modern technology and equipment, Courtney Lang provides a high quality service.
- A
- ASBESTOS
- AMOSITE
- Brown asbestos
- ASB5
- HSE notification form
- ANALYTICAL
- ACM
- Asbestsos Containing Material
- ALR
- Asbestos Licensing Regulations
- ABATEMENT
- Asbestos removal
- AIRLOCKS
- air locks
- AIB
- Asbestos Insulation Board
- B
- BA
- Breathing Apparatus
- BIOH
- British Occupational Hygiene Society
- BAGLOCKS
- bag locks
- BOILER
- Boiler house
- C
- CHRYSOTILE
- White asbestos
- CROCIDOLITE
- Blue asbestos
- CAWR
- Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002
- CDM
- Construction Design and Management regulations 1994
- COSHH
- control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002
- CSCS
- Construction Skills Certification Scheme
- CHEST
- lungs
- CONSIGNMENT
- Waste consignment note
- CLEARANCE TEST
- Four stage clearance test carried out by an independent laboratory
- CONSULTATION
- CONTROL LIMITS
- D
- DCU
- Decontamination Unit (also called hygiene facilities)
- DISPOSAL
- of contaminated asbestos waste
- DECONTAMINATION
- E
- EA
- Environment Agency
- ENCLOSURE
- To enclose the work area
- EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
- EXPOSURE
- ENCAPSULATE
- encapsulation
- F
- FACE FIT
- Face fitting of masks and RPE
- FULL FACE MASK
- FILTER
- G
- GOVERNMENT
- Goverment departments are amongst the largest clients of the asbestos removal industry
- H
- HSE
- Health and Safety Executive
- HSWA
- The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- HOT
- Hot working
- HYGIENE FACILITY
- Another name for a Decontamination Unit
- I
- INJECTION
- Machine for injecting fibre suppressant and controlled wetting
- IMPERVIOUS
- J
- K
- L
- LARC
- Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractor
- LEV
- Local Exhaust Ventilation
- LAGGING
- Insulation
- LICENSE
- M
- MANAGEMENT
- of asbestos
- METHOD STATEMENT
- Plan of work
- MAINTENANCE
- MASK
- MEDICAL
- Examination and surveillance
- MONITORING
- N
- NPU
- Negative Pressure Unit
- O
- OPERATIVES
- P
- PROCEDURE
- POW
- Plan of Work
- PPE
- Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
- PRECAUTION
- PROVISION
- of welfare facilities
- Q
- QUANTITIVE
- Face fit testing
- QUALITY ASSURANCE
- QUALIFICATION
- R
- RPE
- Respiratory Protective Equipment
- RISK ASSESSMENT
- RECORD KEEPING
- REGULATIONS
- REMOVAL
- REOCCUPATION CERTIFICATE
- S
- SUPERVISOR
- SAMPLING
- SITE
- SMOKE
- Smoke test
- SKIP
- Waste container
- T
- TRAINING
- TESTING
- TRANSFER
- Waste transfer licence
- TECHNIQUES
- U
- UKAS
- United Kingdom Accreditation Service
- V
- VACUUM
- W
- WRAP
- Wrap and cut
- WASTE
- WET STRIPPING
- X
- X RAY
- Chest examination
- Y
- YEARLY
- Operatives receive yearly training in order to ensure they are aware of current legislation and procedures
- Z