Team Archive | AA Woods

Nationwide Hazardous Management

DAVE PHILLIPS

Dave is a Regional Director based in our St. Helens office. Dave is highly experienced having been in the remediation industry for over 35 years. Dave has worked in various sectors including healthcare, education, retail, listed buildings, housing and contaminated land. Dave was responsible for delivering our Glan Clwyd Hospital project in North Wales, with […]

DAVE PIENAAR

Dave has been employed by AA Woods since 1999, and has over 30 years of experience within the remediation industry and undertakes the role of Contracts Director. Dave oversees the larger more complex projects, recent examples being works in live hospitals, hotels, and remediation works on large demolition sites. In addition Dave is the key […]

DAVID PETRI

David acquired AA Woods in 2003 and as Managing Director has successfully led the business to become a well-established market leader in asbestos remediation operating nationally from five offices and employing in excess of 130 highly experienced and fully trained site staff. David’s primary focus is to ensure that the business continues to provide its […]

ROB BEALE

Rob recently joined AA Woods as Finance Director bringing with him over a decade of experience in the accounting sector, working within audit, corporate finance and the advisory space, he has supported a number of SME’s in differing sectors over the years, predominantly construction, technology & insurance. Prior to joining AA Woods, Rob had a […]

TARA PETRI

Together with David Petri, Tara acquired the business in 2003 and now undertakes the role of Operations Director, working with the senior management team to promote the development of the business. Tara has accumulated over 30 years’ of experience within the asbestos industry and has built up an excellent reputation with both clients and colleagues […]

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Asbestos the Facts

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous material regularly used in building work from the 1950’s up until the late 1990’s. Any building built or refurbished before the year 2000 may contain asbestos. Asbestos was often used as an insulation and fire-proofing material and is regularly found in products such as ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, boilers, sprayed coatings and garage roofs. There are three main different types of asbestos, chrysotile (white), amosite (brown) and crocidolite (blue). Removing asbestos is particularly dangerous as the fibres become harmful when disturbed and released into the atmosphere. The risk of releasing these dangerous fibres is particularly high without proper training, equipment and control measures and if handled incorrectly and inhaled can cause serious asbestos related diseases. It can take as little as 10 years and up to 50 years to develop these diseases depending on exposure. Asbestos exposure causes 5,000 deaths every year, vastly more than the number of people killed on UK roads.

Technology

We operate a business platform that standardises the way our staff undertake business critical tasks, providing them with the necessary tools to aid them in completing their job more efficiently. Each site team are assigned a 'tablet' hand held device which allows them to access all work instructions and relevant documentation required for the task. This platform streamlines the management of the asbestos contract processes and adherence to sector legislation. Planned and responsive works such as risk assessments, re-inspections, asbestos removal and containment are effectively scheduled and managed. The system digitally deploys compliance checklists and records key data on ACM's, air testing, waste consignment, exposure rates, H&S, staff training and sustainability. A centralised management dashboard allows multiple sites to be monitored in real time. Records of scheduled works are updated instantly. Clearance certificates are issued and distributed at the touch of a button.

Skills and Training

We recognise the value and importance of providing opportunities to staff to develop their job-related knowledge and skills and expects that with development and training individual effectiveness and motivation will increase. All staff are continuously assessed through audit and competency checks carried out by our Compliance Team, Managers and Site Supervisors. This information is gathered to enable us to produce a relevant training needs analysis (TNA) programme delivered using our state of the art training facility to ensure that all individuals' needs are met.

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