New features and even easier to use: our latest updates

We’re continually working to improve our software, adding new features and making everything easy and effortless to use. Our latest release includes lots of usability updates, plus a new report to help calculate the four-hour time-weighted average (4hr TWA) - Nick Garland has the details

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.

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.

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.

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 .

Summing up the EAF conference

The sixth European Asbestos Forum conference in Brussels was undoubtedly the best yet. An event packed with knowledge, ideas and innovation from the leaders in the asbestos industry. But more than anything, writes Nick Garland, it proved a lesson in how our thinking about asbestos needs to change.

Summing up the FAAM conference, and a look ahead to EAF

The FAAM conference provided a focus on excellent new research by the faculty itself, and the Health and Safety Executive. There was also a great teaser for the EAF conference, which is coming at the end of the month. Nick Garland shares his thoughts

Gel Cutting – A New Removal Technique

Gel packs provide an alternative to the wrap and cut method for removing pipes, but without direct comparison, how do we know if the technique’s an improvement? FAAM designed a test to compare the two - Nick Garland examines the results.

Exploring the Asbestos Network guidance on personal sampling and exposure

The Asbestos Network’s personal monitoring guidance has been some time in the offing, but now it’s finally been published. Nick Garland examines the guidance, looks at what it means for LARCs, analysts and clients, and shows how Assure360 can help.

Overhauling the four-stage clearance

Informed by Nick Garland’s recent FAAM 4SC workshop, we’re redesigning the way Assure360 handles and supports the process. The goal is to make things quicker, help improve working relationships, and provide even greater insight to make things better still.

Celebrating our 15,000th audit

We’ve recorded the 15,000th audit on the Assure360 system - a huge milestone in our small industry. Nick Garland reflects on why we’ve become the industry-leading solution, trusted by in-house and external auditors alike.

New year, new features

We’re always working behind the scenes to improve Assure360 - adding features, and responding to community requests. Our pre-Christmas updates slipped out somewhat under the radar, so here’s a quick lowdown on what’s new across the system.

EAF 2022 review

When it comes to the asbestos conference season, the best very much gets saved to the last. November finally brought EAF 2022, with its unique mix of knowledge sharing, innovation and community building. Here’s Nick Garland’s write up.

Expo 2022 – are LARCs being abandoned?

The Contamination Expo featured some great content for analysts and consultants, but there was much less on offer for LARCs. Nick Garland calls for drastic action to restore it to an all-industry event.

Assure360 Paperless – announcing the new and improved Site Diary

Hands full? Gloves on? Fat-fingered? We’ve updated Assure360 Paperless’ Site Diary with signatures, photographs and the Dictation mode, saving time and hassle by letting you add details with your voice.

The 100% clean – comparing blasting and needle guns

When you absolutely, positively have to get rid of every trace of asbestos in a room, you’re probably looking at blasting or needle guns. What are the risks and issues with using both, and how do you mitigate them?

Audit 3.0 – our latest health and safety auditing app

We’ve thoroughly updated and improved our health and safety auditing app, Assure360 Audit. Discover what’s new in the latest release, and why it saves you time, improves audit quality, and delivers greater insight.

The Asbestonomy conference – fresh thinking on a problem that hasn’t gone away

June saw the launch of a new Asbestos conference. Asbestonomy set out to share ideas, policy and viewpoints among global experts in removal and treatment. Here, Nick Garland reviews the event, and reflects on the opportunities and challenges ahead.

The European Asbestos Forum (EAF) conference returns

Later this year, the European Asbestos Forum (EAF) conference returns after a Covid-enforced hiatus. As Nick Garland explains, it’s a welcome return for this unmissable event.

The four-hour time-weighted average – a deeper dive

Anyone who’s worked out a four-hour time-weighted average will know they can be confusing. Nick Garland has more help on calculating them, and explains why we’re making Assure360 do it all for you.

Assure360 Audit 3.0 – announcing the latest update to the Assure360 system

Assure360 Audit was the beginning of the Assure360 system, and embodies all the experience of our team and our wider health and safety user base. After updates to Incident and Paperless, we’re excited to announce the imminent release of Audit 3.0 - read on for more details.

FAAM conference report – more than a virtual success

2020: Covid, change, and cause for optimism

Few will mourn 2020, but as 2021 beckons, the changes brought about by Covid will help to drive newer, better ways of working for everyone. Nick Garland looks back on a challenging year, and discovers how a very old-fashioned industry has been propelled into a paperless future

Coping with Covid – how we can help

The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to remain with us for some time yet. In this post, Nick Garland explains how we can help support your business through tough times ahead.

The story of Assure360

Twenty-five-year industry veteran Nick Garland made the vision of Assure360 a reality. Here he discusses where we started, how we’ve evolved, and how we continue to help customers deliver exceptional services in difficult times.

The new normal: how we work safely in the days of Covid-19

Work is resuming on construction and demolition sites across the country - and more trades are coming onto those where it never had to stop. But with the threat of the coronavirus very much remaining, it’s more important than ever to implement and enforce safe working practices.

Assure360 Paperless – improved, easier, and now on Android

We’ve brought out a major update to Paperless, our digital support tool for site supervisors. Now even quicker and easier to use, the new version is also available on Android for the first time. Nick Garland has the details.

Talking Asbestos – Nick appears on the Asbestos Knowledge Empire podcast

What’s been lost in the move to the new evidence-based licensing regime? How deep should health and safety culture go? What are the particular problems posed by asbestos in schools, and what’s the story of Assure360? Nick’s covered all these topics and more in his appearance on the Asbestos Knowledge Empire podcast. Discover more.

Sign up to our regular free webinars led by our team of experts

Sign up to our regular webinars that help leaders in the asbestos sector stay up-to-date with all our latest tools made available through Assure360 system.

The new asbestos licence regime – and how Assure360 can help

The HSE's move toward an evidence-based asbestos licensing regime presents all licensed asbestos removal contractors with a new challenge. Nick Garland explains how Assure360's paperless system lets LARCs exceed the HSE's expectations.

Beyond Grenfell – Welcoming the Hackitt review

The Grenfell disaster was, among many other things, a failure of building regulations to protect residents. Assure360 founder Nick Garland says it's clear the Hackitt Review had to re-learn the lessons of work health and safety - so did it deliver?

Aiming for a three year HSE asbestos licence? We can help

Find out why so many of our clients at Assure360 are being granted three year HSE asbestos licences, and how we could help you to get yours.

FAAM – the new home for asbestos professionals

The Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management (FAAM) is the new home for qualified, experienced asbestos professionals. It’s long overdue.

Book a demo of Assure360 and win an iPad worth £500

We’ve just released the updated version of our safety management app. To celebrate, we’re offering you the chance to demo the Assure360 app and be in with a chance to win an iPad.

Audit insights May 2017: top 10 site non conformance issues

See what the Assure360 data is telling us about the most common site incidents and safety audit issues in May 2017.

Audit insights: what’s causing non conformance issues on site?

Find out what our app data is telling us about site non conformances and how you could be using the same data to inform site auditing and safety.

Revolution in asbestos waste?

For years, we have dealt with waste by burying it. Find out why this might be about to change.

Asbestos exposure monitoring

Find out why we think exposure monitoring is a tool that is under-utilised in the asbestos industry.

Three key services we can provide for you here at Assure Risk Management

Find out about the variety of different services to help you combat health and safety issues.