The maritime sector requires a specific expertise when it comes to work with asbestos containing materials. Maritime Asbestos Solutions is THE specialist in the field of asbestos-related projects on vessels. As a professional and dynamic organization we are able to switch quickly, available 24/7 and adaptable to the needs and wishes of your company worldwide. With this services we can support the safety policy of your organization in a professional manner.
Our services comply with national and international laws and regulations, such as the NSI instructions and the SOLAS regulations obliged by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Because our organization is SC-540 certified, you are assured of a competent and well-grounded advice.
We can provide asbestos safe certificates for new build vessels. If the survey on board of the vessel has been successfully completed, a survey report with an asbestos safe certificate of the vessel will be provided.
Do you have a vessel that will be operating in Australia, we also deliver reports that meet the NATA standards. Please contact us for any information.
Do you need surveyors and / or consultants for asbestos-related situations at an offshore location? Maritime Asbestos Solutions can offer professional support for your organization. Our consultants have offshore certificates, enabling us to be on site as soon as possible.
Due to the high safety requirements on platforms and vessels, combined with the growing demand for a healthy working and living environment, there is an increasing need for information and advice about asbestos containing materials.
We offer a structured and clear advice, consisting of a plan of action, asbestos surveys, survey reports and if necessary a management plan or an asbestos safe certificate.
We also offer project management during asbestos removal projects. We provide daily reports to inform you of our provided services and we make sure that the project proceeds in a correct and structured way.
Through our asbestos surveys we are aiming for a safe living and working environment. Our consultants will be happy to give advice and make a risk assessment about possible asbestos containing materials present in the building. Other reasons to carry out an asbestos survey are: sales, removal of asbestos and demolition of the structure.
Quick-scan
The quick-scan will be conducted to determine if there is a presence of materials suspected of containing asbestos. The quick-scan is designed to detect existing asbestos suspicious applications in a structure and is often used in transactions in real estate. Furthermore, during the execution of a quick-scan no samples are taken and no destructive act is performed. Therefore a quick-scan is not appropriate for removal and demolition, but gives only an indication whether there are grounds for a closer survey.
Within the industrial sector, specific asbestos containing materials are used. Our professional organization has the appropriate expertise to analyse these applications within industrial plants, refineries and factories. Our consultants support you in the field of asbestos and refractory ceramic fibres within the strict safety policy of your industrial organization. By performing the proper procedures our organization can guide you in the entire process, from an asbestos survey and the assessment of the risks to removal.
Our consultants are available 24/7 to carry out asbestos surveys and advise your organization about the risks and dangers of asbestos. Because of the continuous ongoing processes within the industrial sector, our organization is very flexible for our customers. At MA-Solutions, you are assured of competent and well-grounded advice and a professional final result.
The purpose of an asbestos survey is to determine the directly observable asbestos suspicious materials in a building, vessel, platform or industrial installation. The survey consists of several components such as: desk research / historical research, site inspection, sampling and a survey report.
Desk research / historical research
If possible the client must take care of providing documents showing that asbestos-containing materials are used in a vessel, object, platform, industrial plant or building. This can consist of general arrangements, plans, archives of renovations, descriptions of contaminations or incidents and any previously conducted asbestos removal activities.
Site inspection
Access to all areas needs to be possible during the execution of the asbestos survey. Materials suspected of containing asbestos will be sampled during the survey and will be analysed in an independent accredited laboratory.
Survey report
The asbestos survey report is the final product of the asbestos survey. The results of the survey will be described in this report. The risk of all asbestos containing materials present in the building, vessel, platform or industrial plant will be assessed. Depending on what kind of risks are present on the location, professional advice will be given in order to eliminate those risks.
Demolition
An additional survey is recommended when there is reasonable suspicion of the presence of not directly observable asbestos containing materials. This additional survey needs to be conducted prior to the demolition of a building, vessel, platform or industrial plant. The aim of this survey is to determine the presence of any hidden applications to prevent damage and contamination during the demolition of the building, vessel, platform or industrial plant.
Refractory ceramic fibres
In addition to the surveys for the presence of asbestos containing materials, there is also the possibility to include the presence of ceramic fibres within these surveys. This type of material is widely used especially in the maritime and industrial sector to isolate high temperatures. Similar as asbestos, refractory ceramic fibres also have a carcinogenic effect and therefore the same risks occur when people are exposed to these fibres.
Besides our asbestos surveys, Maritime Asbestos Solutions also provides Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) surveys. Think about a situation where your company wants to recycle a ship in an environmentally friendly way.
Such a survey should be carried out, for example, prior to the demolition of a vessel. During this survey the vessel will be inspected for the presence of several hazardous materials such as: PCBs, asbestos, PFOS, Ozone Depleting Substances and TBT. This type of survey will be an international obligation according to the Hong Kong Convention, RESOLUTION MEPC.269 (68).
Our organization has specially trained HazMat Experts to conduct the IHM surveys.
During a contamination survey a risk assessment is carried out regarding the current and potential risks which are present on location. Such a survey will be advised in case of reasonable suspicion of an asbestos contamination.
In order to determine the current risk, air measurements will be carried out and the potential risk will be assessed by taking adhesive samples to determine the presence of asbestos fibres in dust. The samples taken will be analysed by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Based on the results of the survey an appropriate advice will be given on how to act further in this specific situation.
Does your organization needs help in going through the process of safely remediating asbestos containing materials from A to Z? Our consultants have experience in supporting large-scale remediation projects in the maritime field, offshore, industrial sector and real estate.
Within the process from planning to the realization of the project multiple parties get involved for the removal of asbestos containing materials. Our organization ensures that the client comes first within this whole process. Do you need a central point of contact that will supervise the rest of the process and takes care of all the parties involved, our consultants will support your organization in a professional manner. We provide daily reports to inform you of provided services and to ensure that everything takes place in a correct and structured way.
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