Reinspection programmes need not cost the earth.
Planned properly they can be painless
Once you have identified the asbestos in your properties you then have a statutory duty to ensure it stays in a safe condition. There are many aspects to this duty but routine monitoring is one of the more obvious and costly ones.
Careful planning of your reinspection schedule means that your available resources are targeted where it is needed the most. If that is combined with thoughtful selection of the people responsible for carrying out the work then condition monitoring need not be that expensive.
It is important that you have the right systems, however.
Developing a reinspection programme
Plan it right from the start and you are off to a flyer.
Develop the strategy
Resources are limited so you need to target them where they are most needed. High risk buildings with high risk ACMs should always be at the top of the list. Other buildings are not so important.
You need to prioritise buildings and set reinspection intervals. From there you can build your schedule.
It is important that this process is documented and that you can justify your decisions. We can help you build a programme which you can stick to without breaking the bank.
Get the systems in place
How are reinspections going to be recorded? It often takes a matter of moments to visit a location and assess its condition. However, writing this down can take much longer particularly if you want to build a photographic record.
The last thing you want is to start building a pile of reports in the corner of your office.
Modus can offer you a range of options for this process from hand held data collectors to modules which allow the whole process to be recorded from a single screen.
Pick the right people
You don’t need to be a fully qualified asbestos surveyor to carry out a reinspection. The hard work has been done finding the asbestos so from now on you are making an assessment of its condition.
Janitors, clears of work, building surveyors and tenants can all play a role in the reinspection process. Modus can help you train these people to use your systems and audit their performance.
Providing they have a knowledge of buildings, what they are looking for and are given the right systems this can be a very cost effective way to run your reinspection programme.
Keep an eye on things
It is not just a case of setting it running and then thinking about something else. You need to know that the work is being done and done properly.
The right systems will allow the reinspection to be recorded while maintaining a log of all changes made. You can check that photographs are being uploaded and review any comments made. With AIMS 5.5 you can do all this from a single screen.
Modus can demonstrate an approach to managing reinspections that will reassure you that things are being done properly.
