by Shane Henson — February 10, 2012—U.K.-based engineering, asbestos and environmental project specialist Thomson Ltd has added iStar Asbestos Management, a new asbestos management software system, to its product line.
According to the company, the new iStar Asbestos Management system is aimed at all facilities managers, health and safety officers and other dutyholders with responsibility for asbestos on their sites, whatever their industry. Thomson Ltd originally developed the iStar solution for its own asbestos surveying and abatement teams and has trialed the software extensively in the field.
The result is a robust, tried and trusted offering that can scale from large industrial plants down to schools, hotels, small factories or any other premises that contain asbestos, the company says. Further, iStar Asbestos Management brings peace of mind to any organization that is subject to the U.K. Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.
iStar Asbestos Management provides an easy-to-use visual database of all fixtures, fittings and infrastructure containing asbestos across a user’s site or estate. All items are logged and cross-referenced with photos and site-plans, giving facilities managers, contractors and operatives a clear and up-to-date picture of all locations containing asbestos and their status. Users can search for locations by text, maps, plans or site grid systems.
iStar Asbestos Management ensures compliance with HSE regulations, alerts users to overdue inspections, and records all removal/abatement works. This is important because by U.K. law, all sites that contain asbestos have to keep accurate records that must be immediately accessible to site operatives, sub-contractors and HSE inspectors. The IT (information technology) solution produces an on-demand audit trail of completed works and confirmation of procedural compliance with HSE standards. The Windows-based software can be installed on a customer’s existing hardware, and Thomson Ltd custom-fits the solution to each client’s individual needs, the company asserts.
