Occupational, Health & Safety - OHSAS 18001

Business Challenge

Bureau Veritas HSE have over 25 years experience in the recognition, evaluation and control of workplace hazards, providing the expertise and specialist scientific instrumentation to accurately assess a wide variety of hazards that clients encounter.

Solution

Bureau Veritas HSE provide workplace assessments and testing, including personal exposure monitoring for physical and chemical hazards within a diverse range of working environments. All assessments are undertaken by qualified Occupational Hygienists and technicians.

The primary focus of these assessments is to provide practical, cost effective solutions, designed to achieve compliance with the relevant standards and statutory requirements specific to client situations.

Why Choose Bureau Veritas

Recognition Founded in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a world leader specialising in conformity assessment services related to Quality, Health, Safety & Environment (QHSE). Certified to ISO 9001 for all of its activities globally, Bureau Veritas is well known for its ability to adapt to changing client environments and situations and for its commitment to providing leading solutions through quality service.

Knowledge and Expertise Through expert local teams and technical knowledge, Bureau Veritas are able to deliver packaged and targeted solutions and information, to support our clients’ unique business requirements.

Network With a global network of over 900 locations in more than 140 countries, Bureau Veritas provides tailored solutions to clients throughout the world across a diverse range of industries.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

• What buildings are affected by asbestos?

  Potentially all buildings, no matter what type of business is carried out in them. Areas often affected include the common areas of residential rented properties, such as halls, stair wells, lift shafts and roof spaces.

• What do I need to do?

  Regulatory asbestos verifications are different from country to country. In all developed countries, there is a legal obligation to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises. Everyone must take action - even if all you have to do is co-operate with the dutyholder. If you are a dutyholder you must: find out whether your building contains asbestos and what condition it is in, assess the risk and make a plan to manage that risk.

• What are the health effects of asbestos exposure?

  Exposure to asbestos may result in a potential health risk because persons breathing the air may breathe in asbestos fibers. Continued exposure can increase the amount of fibers that remain in the lung. Asbestos workers have increased chances of getting two principal types of cancer: cancer of the lung tissue itself and mesothelioma, a cancer of the thin membrane that surrounds the lung and other internal organs.