FOI/25/290

Request

1. How many buildings / blocks are you responsible for owning / managing from a maintenance perspective? (Include any under PFI contracts)  
   18
2. How many of these buildings / blocks contain asbestos?
   18
3. How many Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) do you have? If you are uncertain, please provide an estimate.
   c96 individual instances of ACMs
4. What format of asbestos register do you have? (e.g. paper based, Excel, internal database, externally digital, asbestos consultant system, survey reports etc.)
   externally digital, internal database, survey reports
5. Does your Trust have a dedicated person(s) to manage asbestos? If so how many roles.
   The trust has 2 competent persons
6. What is the job title of the person (or persons) who are responsible for managing asbestos day to day (not the Dutyholder)?
   Health and Safety Lead Advisor and Trainer, Senior Facilities Consultant
7. Does this person / role solely cover asbestos or do they have other responsibilities?
   other
8. What asbestos / health & safety qualifications do those persons involved in the management of asbestos hold? (e.g.  Asbestos Awareness, NEBOSH, CoCA, P401, P402, P403, P404, P405, P406, P407, S301, W504 etc.)
   NEBOSH, IOSH, P401, P405
9. Does your Trust have external support for asbestos management? (Not including undertaking removal/ abatement, surveys, sampling, air monitoring, training etc.)
   when required.
10. Does your Trust employ an Independent Assessor / Authorised Person / Authorising Engineer for asbestos?
    no
11. Does your Trust undertake external audits of asbestos management?
    no
12. Do you undertake any of the following asbestos activities in-house – sampling, re-inspections, removal / abatement, training?
    no
13. Do you employ asbestos consultants?
    When required.
14. Do you require asbestos consultants to be UKAS accredited?
    yes
15. If using consultants, what services do you get them to undertake? (e.g. management / refurbishment / demolition surveys, air monitoring & 4SC, specification writing, training etc.)
    inspection, surveys, analytical
16. If using consultants, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
    procurement frameworks and commercial tenders
17. Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos consultants?
    no
18. Do you employ Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractors (LARCs)?
    When required as determined by activity
19. Do you employ Non-Licensed Asbestos Contractors?
    When required as determined by activity
20. If using contractors, how do you procure their services? (e.g. per job, approved list, national framework, internal framework, annual contract etc.)
    procurement frameworks and commercial tenders
21. Within the last 3 years have you had issues with the standard or work undertaken by asbestos removal contractors?
    no