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Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8322

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8322

Date Request Received: 29/11/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 10/12/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Asbestos Management

Request Category: Health

 
Question Number 1:
How many buildings / blocks are you responsible for owning / managing from a maintenance perspective? (Include any under PFI contracts)
 
Answer To Question 1:
102
 
Question Number 2:
How many of these buildings / blocks contain asbestos?
 
Answer To Question 2:
87
 
Question Number 3:
How many Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) do you have? If you are uncertain, please provide an estimate.
 
Answer To Question 3:
192
 
Question Number 4:
What format of asbestos register do you have? (e.g. paper based, Excel, internal database, externally digital, asbestos consultant system, survey reports etc.)


 
Answer To Question 4:
Excel
 
Question Number 5:
Does your Trust have a dedicated person(s) to manage asbestos? If so how many roles.
 
Answer To Question 5:
No Dedicated person but two people supported by an external consultant have asbestos management as part of their remit.
 
Question Number 6:
What is the job title of the person (or persons) who are responsible for managing asbestos day to day (not the Dutyholder)?
 
Answer To Question 6:
Senior Operations Manager
 
Question Number 7:
Does this person / role solely cover asbestos or do they have other responsibilities?
 
Answer To Question 7:
They have other responsibilities also
 
Question Number 8:
What asbestos / health & safety qualifications do those persons involved in the management of asbestos hold? (e.g. Asbestos Awareness, NEBOSH, CoCA, P401, P402, P403, P404, P405, P406, P407, S301, W504 etc.)
 
Answer To Question 8:
P405
 
Question Number 9:
Does your Trust have external support for asbestos management? (Not including undertaking removal/ abatement, surveys, sampling, air monitoring, training etc.)
 
Answer To Question 9:
Yes
 
Question Number 10:
Does your Trust employ an Independent Assessor / Authorised Person / Authorising Engineer for asbestos?
 
Answer To Question 10:
Yes
 
Question Number 11:
Does your Trust undertake external audits of asbestos management?
 
Answer To Question 11:
Yes
 
Question Number 12:
Do you undertake any of the following asbestos activities in-house – sampling, re-inspections, removal / abatement, training?

 
Answer To Question 12:
No
 
Question Number 13:
Do you employ asbestos consultants?
 
Answer To Question 13:
Yes
 
Question Number 14:
Do you require asbestos consultants to be UKAS accredited?
 
Answer To Question 14:
Yes
 
Question Number 15:
If using consultants, what services do you get them to undertake? (e.g. management / refurbishment / demolition surveys, air monitoring & 4SC, specification writing, training etc.)
 
Answer To Question 15:
management / refurbishment / demolition surveys, air monitoring, specification writing, training, auditing.
 
Question Number 16:
If using consultants, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
 
Answer To Question 16:
per job or national framework
 
Question Number 17:
Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos consultants?

 
Answer To Question 17:
No
 
Question Number 18:
Do you employ Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors (LARCs)?
 
Answer To Question 18:
Yes when required
 
Question Number 19:
Do you employ Non-Licensed Asbestos Contractors?
 
Answer To Question 19:
No
 
Question Number 20:
If using contractors, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
 
Answer To Question 20:
Per job or national framework
 
Question Number 21:
Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos removal contractors
 
Answer To Question 21:
Yes
 
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