At OHSS Safety Consultants, we have been assisting Irish businesses to safely deal with asbestos removal and disposal since 2001. Whilst much has been done in Ireland to tackle asbestos exposure and the deadly effects it can have, there are still far too many ... READ MORE
In the modern world, purchasing a home has been made so much easier by the advent of the internet, which is something that allows you to browse through as many homes as you want online from the comfort of your own home. However, whilst there is a wealth of ... READ MORE
As an organisation that advise on the dangers and management of asbestos, we often get asked the question “How Do I Get Rid of Asbestos Properly?” , as there are still so many people out there who don’t know how to remove asbestos safely. And ... READ MORE
At OHSS Safety Consultants, we are experts in asbestos abatement and we get asked all sorts of questions regarding asbestos regulations and how to remove asbestos safely. Asbestos was only banned in construction as recently as the end of the 1990s, which means ... READ MORE
At OHSS Safety Consultants, we regularly deal with asbestos abatement issues for our many clients and awareness of the inherent danger of unlicensed asbestos removal and disposal is thankfully becoming much greater. However, in this blog, we look at an area of ... READ MORE
If you’re about to carry out some home renovations, you have to ask yourself one question - “Is my home likely to contain asbestos?” The fact is that asbestos companies are extremely busy these days carrying out asbestos surveys, asbestos ... READ MORE
Asbestos abatement is an ongoing effort across the world, despite many thinking of the issues surrounding the deadly material being firmly in the past. This was illustrated recently in a case in the UK, that came before Telford Magistrates Court in the West ... READ MORE
A recently published study has shown that despite stringent asbestos regulations being in place to protect building users, almost 2,500 people each year are still losing their lives due to this silent killer across the UK. Most worryingly of all, over the last ... READ MORE
In a major move this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States has announced that with immediate effect, a near-total ban on the importing and manufacturing of asbestos is in place. According to the EPA’s assistant administrator, ... READ MORE
In order to protect people during asbestos removal and disposal works, asbestos abatement companies conduct both asbestos surveys and real-time airborne fibre monitoring. This requires the use of specialised electronic monitoring equipment which is far quicker ... READ MORE