A great new partnership for ARCA members

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with ARCA to deliver better exposure monitoring for licensed asbestos removal contractors (LARCs). Here’s Nick Garland with the details.

The latest Assure360 features

The tech team were very busy over the summer! The latest releases are now live and working on the site and app stores - here's a quick roundup of the highlights.

Our next quarterly support webinar – sign up here!

It’s important to us that every Assure360 user gets the best from our system and apps, so our account director, Rick Garland, is running quarterly support webinars. In these free sessions, Rick will be bringing customers up to speed with recent developments in the system. Each session will also feature a Q&A, which will include time for users to suggest future development ideas.

The first Assure360 client forum

Mid-July saw our first client forum, in which sales director Rick Garland went through some of our recent improvements and enhancements. From an elegant approach to HAVS, through the Minor Works and Site Diary features, Nick Garland picks out a common theme.

Conference season: a look ahead to FAAM and EAF

It’s months until conference season bows out with FAAM and EAF, but the programmes for both are taking shape. Here’s Nick Garland with a preview of two unmissable events.

Asbestos, construction and safety events calendar

Our events list highlights the best industry events for asbestos and construction safety professionals taking place in the next 12 months.

New Assure360 features

We’re always at work adding new features to Assure360 and our three apps. Our latest updates target hand-arm vibration syndrome, and make it easier for LARCs to stay on top of their targeting when it comes to personal monitoring.

Gel cutting in Guernsey

Earlier research suggested that gel-cutting could be a faster and safer way to remove asbestos-lagged pipework. But could new teams pick it up and get similar results? Nick Garland recounts a second investigation in Guernsey.

The HSE calls out training malpractice

The HSE has ruffled more than a few feathers with a statement naming two training organisations. But behind the brouhaha, Nick Garland writes, there are urgent questions about whether asbestos training is fit for purpose.

Five takeaways from the new exposure guidance

The entire asbestos industry has struggled to get to grips with personal exposure over the years, so the Asbestos Network’s monitoring guidance is both welcome and overdue. It’s a crucial area to understand, so here’s Nick Garland with five essential takeaways.

In case you missed it: our personal exposure webinar

Nick hosted a webinar to talk in detail about the Asbestos Network (AN)’s personal sampling and exposure guidance.

A look back at 2023

We don’t always look back at the previous year, but 2023 is one that demands a bit of reflection. In particular, writes Nick Garland, we’ll need to carry forward its spirit of innovation to embrace the new personal exposure guidance and the EU’s Asbestos at Work Directive .