My interest in ensuring workplaces effectively manage their asbestos risks is deep seated as I know this is the hidden killer responsible for more premature deaths per year than any other workplace cause. Yet for many organisations its not even on their radar until something goes wrong and they are faced with managing an expensive and highly emotive situation.
New Regulations issued in early 2016 impose duties on owners of workplace buildings to develop asbestos management plans. This can be an expensive and difficult process. Controls on who can work with asbestos have been significantly tightened.
I offer asbestos awareness training, advice on the selection and monitoring of those working with asbestos, review asbestos management and asbestos removal control plans and provide advice and reassurance when things go awry. Most recently Ie have worked with major property clients, tenants and insurers in managing post earthquake asbestos issues.
In 2022 I was engaged by the NZDAA to undertake a widespread review of performance of the 2016 Regulations and the wider asbestos management and removal industry. This report highlighted a number of significant opportunities for improvement Read it at https://www.nzdaa.com/asbestos-report