Asbestos

The Control of Asbestos Regulations contains many mandatory requirements for asbestos, from identifying and managing it in your premises, to ensuring people are adequately trained, e.g., Asbestos Awareness, through to ensuring that it is safely and correctly removed and disposal of where required.

If it's not done right, people will be placed at risk and laws will be broken

Asbestos training, consultancy surveys...

1-11 Compliance Group Ltd are an established UK based asbestos consultancy, advisory and training company offering high quality, low cost solutions to your asbestos requirements.

Based on our experience of over four decades in the asbestos industry, we have the expertise to offer you bespoke solutions to all of your needs from our range of training and delivery platforms to asbestos surveys, asbestos management and through our sister company, SIAAM who utilise web based asbestos and asset management software.

Whatever your asbestos requirements, contact us now for a no obligation discussion

On-Line training / E-Learning

To compliment our face2face and live video training, 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd offer a whole suite of on-line training courses

Everything from Asbestos Awareness (IATP) approved and many other Health and Safety courses through to mental health and wellbeing, catering and hospitality courses, even courses on business skills.

With courses starting from as little as £5.00 per course to training bundles where you can purchase a mixture of courses at greatly discounted rates to discount offer on bulk purchases.

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5*Rated Asbestos Services

Asbestos is our thing. 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd is a leading asbestos consultancy providing bespoke solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our mission is to empower our clients to effectively manage asbestos risks and achieve legal compliance quickly, efficiently, and affordable. With our knowledgeable and experienced team, we deliver practical and effective strategies to help businesses develop robust systems, ensuring the safety and efficiency of asbestos management, and ensuring employees and premises users are protected.

Is this asbestos?

If you suspect asbestos Here is some key, easy to follow information: ALWAYS presume it is asbestos until proven otherwise. Limit access to the material and the area if there are any signs of damage or disturbance. DO NOT attempt to clean any suspected asbestos debris or carryout any repairs to the material, seal off the location until the facts are known. Asbestos was used in the UK in 1000s of materials up until 1999 (2000 for ease). Some were banned as early as 1985, some in 1992 but recognising this is very difficult, even to the trained eye. Most materials can only be PROVEN to contain asbestos through a proper level of investigation and formal analysis, There are some was to tell without the analysis, but only a good surveyor could tell you but normally from a photograph, but you can never beat a UKAS lab report. If the material is in a good condition, LEAVE IT ALONE. If the material is damaged or requires removal, WE STRONGLY ADVISE ENGAGING a reputable, professional company to deal with it. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN UP OR REMOVE ANY ASBESTOS YOURSELF, I know, we've already stated this, but it is important as you may make the situation worse!! 1-11 Compliance group Ltd do not remove asbestos, but we work with 100s of very reputable, competent and insured companies across the UK who do, we will provide you with free, unbiased and impartial advice on who to use if you contact us Be aware that any asbestos being disposed of, this includes any PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and RPE, (Respiratory Protective Equipment) used in the task, along with items used to clean up asbestos that cannot be thoroughly cleaned, such as wipes, cloths, contaminated water, etc. MUST BE disposed of as hazardous waste, no matter of quantity. DO NOT PUT HAZARDOUS (asbestos) WASTE IN DOMESTIC WASTE, THIS IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL. If using a "self sample kit" follow the instructions to the letter. DO NOT take short cuts or miss out any of the instructions. To us, your safety and that of others is of paramount importance. Asbestos kills over 5000 people annually in the UK, its time we did everything we can to reduce this. Call us, that's the best advice we can give. We offer a free advice service. We will help you correctly identify asbestos in your property. We have decades of experience in dealing with asbestos, everything from garden sheds to nuclear power stations. Above everything else, don't panic. The fact that you are asking the question is commendable, now lets do something about it. Contact Us

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a general name given to several naturally occurring fibrous minerals that have crystallised to form fibres. Asbestos fibres do not dissolve in water or evaporate, they are resistant to heat, fire, chemical and biological degradation and are mechanically strong. Asbestos is generally divided into two sub-groups; serpentine and amphiboles. Serpentine asbestos (chrysotile or white asbestos) was the most commonly used type of asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos fibres are soft, flexible and curved and far less hazardous than the amphibole type. Amphibole fibres (crocidolite-blue asbestos, amosite-brown asbestos, tremolite, actinolite and anthophyllite) are brittle fibres and are often rod- or needle-like in appearance. It is this form that is more hazardous to health. Crocidolite was the most commonly used amphibole asbestos in the past. Uses of asbestos The properties of asbestos made it an ideal material for use in a number of products, including insulation material for buildings, boilers and pipes; car brakes and floor tiles, insulating board to protect buildings and ships against fire; asbestos cement for roofing sheets and pipes. Due to the risks to health following inhalation exposure to asbestos the importation of blue and brown asbestos has been banned in the UK since 1985. This ban was extended to include white asbestos in 1999. excerpt from: www.gov.uk

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UKATA or IATP ?

Are 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd members of UKATA (United Kingdom Asbestos Training Providers)? The short answer is no, we aren't, but we are members of the IATP, (Independent Asbestos Training Providers). We could of course join UKATA, or do what others do and strike up a partnership with a UKATA member and then advertise UKATA courses, but then you'd be paying more as you'd be going through a middleman. This isn't what we are about, we'd rather deal with you directly and provide you with our, high-quality, low-cost solution to training through ourselves. Plus, when you get a certificate for your training, it has our name on it, not a company you've never heard of. So what's the difference? UKATA was formed some 15 years ago following a request from the HSE (ATPWG (Asbestos Training Providers’ Working Group)) for the industry to hold a list of approved and accepted asbestos training providers as they [HSE] thought that the industry should look after itself. As with many trade bodies, the IATP was an offshoot of UKATA, it was created by a number of former UKATA directors and other industry personnel as an alternative organisation for asbestos training companies and individuals to join, after all, competition is good!!. The MD of 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd, Paul Beaumont, was actually the marketing director (non-exec) of UKATA for several years as well as being one of the approved UKATA auditors and a member of several of the organisations listed below. Is one better, or more recognised than the other? The short answer again... no! Both the IATP and UKATA are recognised by the HSE, trade and industry related bodies, they're just... different... but kind of the same! To give an analogy of the two bodies, it would be akin to the motoring organisations, the RAC and AA, which is better, they both provide a top notch service with national coverage and they both do the right thing when needed. The choice for membership is one of a preference. Both the IATP and UKATA are equally recognised by the HSE, industry leadership groups along with other trade bodies and associations. Yes, there are some who may stipulate that a trades person "MUST BE UKATA trained", but if asked why they demand this, they tend to have no idea, maybe its something to do with the former UKATA marketing director (non-exec) (see above) being too good at his job!!) The IATP and UKATA do not actually see each other as competitors, their is no rivalry. They both do what they do and they do it exceedingly well. In fact, there are several IATP members who have also joined UKATA and visa versa. The CEO of the IATP gets on very well with the UKATA managers and employees as well as the directors, he also knows many of the UKATA members personally having worked and collaborated with a good number of them for a great number of years on many projects, some even attending his wedding. So why the IATP? 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd chose to join the IATP over UKATA for a number of reasons, the first, because we want to show and prove to current and future customers that we are committed to providing only the best, highest quality asbestos training, not that being a member of UKATA wouldn't demonstrate this, but there is one other reason, and its a big one. If you'd not already guessed it, the MD of 1-11 Compliance Group Ltd, Paul Beaumont, is the CEO of the IATP. Imaging, the CEO of the RAC calling the AA if they had a car issue, it just wouldn't look right would it. We chose one, not the other, we could, if desired join all of the asbestos industry acronyms, UKATA, ACAD, ARCA, BOHS, FAAM, NORAC, RoSPA, RSPH, ASG AMI, ATAC, to name but a few , but then we'd need a new webpage just to show all the logos and what would it prove? The IATP, due to its low overheads and out goings, keep the cost of membership low. It is run by its members who volunteer their time and it has has no physical office. This is by design, it was formed like this to keep its spending and need to generate cash down, as such, it doesn't need to charge much to it's members, meaning the members can keep their training costs competitive. Although it must be stated, a lower cost doesn't mean a lesser service, in fact, its quite the opposite, those who volunteer do it because they're driven by a passion to make the industry better. Should any of our clients, in fact should anyone at all experience issues when presenting one of our, or other IATP members training certificate, let us know or contact the IATP directly to resolve the matter. info@iatp.org.uk We are here to help you, contact us now to see what we can do for you. info@111cgl.co.uk