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Contracting | Training | Management | Resourcing

Services for the Management of Asbestos

Kusten Vorland protects businesses and individuals who are in contact with or responsible for the

management of asbestos in buildings. Our team of asbestos and waste management specialists

cover the UK and provide our clients with four specialist asbestos services; Contracting, Training,

Management and Resourcing

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You’re in safe hands

“With the guidance of Kusten Vorland, we know we are working legally and safely in asbestos terms.”

Contracts Manager, Demolition Company, Leeds

With over 30 years of

experience as specialists

in asbestos management,

Kusten Vorland are

qualified to work with

customers to provide a

single point of contact

for All asbestos related

requirements. We provide

four specialist services

that can be contracted

individually or as a

complete service package.

Our teams work with our

customers to minimise

disruption to their

businesses and negate

the risks to all employees

working in the vicinity.

We will agree budgets and

timescales at the beginning

of each project and work

to these. As well as

asbestos management, our

consultants and teams are

also qualified to manage

other hazardous and

restricted waste products

including medical waste.

We have provided an

overview of the specialist

services we provide in this

brochure, if you cannot find

the information you require

or wish to seek specific

advice, please do not

hesitate to get in touch.

heathrow Airport

laing

local education Authorities

national grid

RailTrack

The home Office

The Ministry of defence

The national health Service

Treforest industrial estate

Wales Assembly

government

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Asbestos Contracting• Asbestos removal

• Demolition

• Hazardous & specialist

cleaning

• Insurance work

• Reclamation services

• Reinstatement

• Special waste disposal

• Handling of special waste

Asbestos TrainingAsbestos awareness

courses:

• Duty to Manage

• Managing Asbestos

• New Operative

• P402

• Refresher courses

• Supervisor training

• Unlicensed Asbestos

Removal.

Asbestos ManagementAir monitoring, asbestos

management plans,

asbestos registers, asbestos

testing and samples,

emergency exposure advice,

surveys type 1,2 & 3.

Asbestos ResourcingAgency provision of:

• Asbestos operatives

• Site auditors

Asbestos consultants on a

daily or project basis;

• Medicals

• Face fits

• Personal protective

equipment.

Services

Kusten Vorland asbestos services

At Kusten Vorland we are passionate about the environment and our customers. We pride

ourselves in providing a smarter working practice, and through our expertise and intense

commitment, continually strive to deliver better, safer and more reliable ways to meet your

specialist waste management requirements.

it’s all about trust...

many parts of our

environmental Services

division are accredited,

clearly demonstrating our

commitment to quality

systems and service delivery.

no worries, no hassle - our

approach, at Kusten Vorland

is that we can make your

life easier by giving you at

least one less thing to be

concerned about.

Asbestos ContractingKusten Vorland is well

placed to advise upon,

design and manage

such solutions. Our

recent success shows our

ability to meet customer

requirements and forge

long term partnerships.

flexibility in approach and

versatility in design are key

benefits when choosing a

specialist waste contractor.

All contracting work is

performed to a professional

standard. Our quotes are

given without a call out

charge, so there is no

obligation to you.

if you have a specialist

waste management

concern or need industrial

cleaning, please contact

us and an experienced

member of our team will

be able to help.

Our environmental Services

division includes:

• Asbestos management systems

• Asbestos removal• Asbestos surveys• Contracting• Hazardous & specialist

cleaning services • Project management• Reclamation services • Reinstatement• Special waste

consultancy services• Specialist cleaning

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“The Kusten Vorland team are thorough and we feel protected in asbestos terms. it’s great to have a resource like them to call upon.”

Building Services Manager, Local Education Authority.

Asbestos Contracting

With our people, expertise and knowledge, Kusten Vorland delivers an asbestos removal

and reinstatement solution to meet your needs. Safety is of paramount importance in

all operations. Our fully trained operating team work to the highest standards and in

compliance with all relevant legislation.

it is a legal requirement

under The Control of

Asbestos Regulations 2006

to ensure that managers &

staff who are likely to deal

with or encounter asbestos

products as part of their

work receive annual asbestos

awareness training to ensure

they understand and know

how to deal with asbestos

associated risks.

We run a series of courses

Asbestos Trainingdesigned to inform, educate

and to make you aware of the

dangers of asbestos and what

you need to do to be SAfe.

in particular our bespoke

courses for sub-contractors,

tradespeople, employees and

maintenance staff save lives.

The courses are between half

a day and five days in length

and can be customised for

specific group needs and

requirements.

Asbestos Awareness

• Asbestos Awareness for

Contractors

• duty to Manage

Asbestos Removal

• Asbestos industry entry

Qualification (includes

face fit mask, medical,

equipment and registration

with recruitment agency)

• Asbestos industry Ticket

• new Operative Asbestos

Removal

• Refresher Operative

Asbestos Removal

• new Supervisor

Asbestos Removal

• Refresher Supervisor

Asbestos Removal

funding is available for

some of our courses subject

to applicants fulfilling the

awarding bodies specific

requirements.

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“Well run training courses, with clear easy to understand information. My staff have attended a number of them and have benefitted.”

Estates Manager, National Hotel Chain

Asbestos Training

Our training department delivers to the highest possible industry standards. Kusten Vorland only

uses United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) registered trainers and courses.

Our courses are intense, we deliver sound results.

Kusten Vorland can be

your single point of contact

for all aspects of asbestos

advice, removal and

disposal; allowing you to

continue your project with

the minimum of disruption,

delay and cost. We hold

Special Waste Level 4

certification to manage

clinical and asbestos waste,

storage and disposal at

authorised facilities.


Asbestos Management

As a result of our 30 years experience in asbestos management, we are able to assume

total responsibility for the problem, resulting in a single point of contact for all aspects of

asbestos advice all of which adheres to UKAS and HSE standards. Managing your specialist

waste requirements whilst minimising the cost and disruption to you.

All of our consultants

and trainers undergo

regular training to United

Kingdom Asbestos Training

Association (UKATA)

industry standards

themselves. All of our

equipment and testing

kit is frequently renewed

and calibrated to ensure

accuracy and reliability.

We work with licensed

Asbestos Removal

Contractors (lARCs). This

allows us as consultants to

design and implement the

safest and most efficient

way in which asbestos

can be removed in order

to meet your specific

requirements.

• Asbestos legislative advice

• Asbestos management plans

• Asbestos Method statements

• Asbestos registers• Asbestos risk

assessment• Asbestos sampling• Asbestos surveys

types 1,2 & 3• emergency exposure

advice• Management of

air monitoring • Site Audits

“We’ve used Kusten Vorland for a number of different projects. Their help and assistance has been of significant value and provided us with peace of mind.”

Project Manager, National Construction Company

Asbestos Managem

ent

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Kusten Vorland is licensed to

supply qualified and trained

operatives for working with

asbestos. We cover the

whole of the UK and have an

extensive pool of operatives

who are available 24 hours

a day, 365 days a year.

Site auditors and asbestos

consultants can be booked

on a daily or project basis.

in our industry we have to

adhere to some of the most

Asbestos Resourcingeffective and proportionate

regulatory regimes in

the world. having a

close relationship with

our operatives ensures

we know the people we

deploy to work with you.

We demand the highest

possible industry standards

and deliverance from our

employees– to protect the

public, customers, workers

and the environment.

Asbestos Operatives

• Personal protective

equipment

• Own transport

• UKATA trained

• Medical

• Face Fit certified

• CSCS

Asbestos Specialists

• S301 Asbestos and

other fibres

• P 401 Inspection of

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Asbestos Resourcing

“Ready supply of trained labour available to us as and when we need them.”

Contracts manager, Railtrack

We pride ourselves with having the best operatives in the industry. We know them, we train

them to UKATA standards and we work to develop their on-site relationship with you. In turn our

close relationship with you ensures any problems are dealt with professionally and quickly.

• P402 Building surveying

and bulk samples

• P403 Asbestos fibre

counting

• P404 air sampling and

clearance testing

• P405 management of

asbestos in buildings

• ARCA site auditor

available .

Our Customers, Our Friends“We regularly call Jonathan

at Kusten Vorland for

advice, he has the answer

to everything concerning

asbestos!”

Maintenance Manager,

Thistle hotel

“ian will always go that

extra mile for us, that’s why

we use Kusten Vorland”

Head Teacher, Primary

School, Reading

“never before have i

worked for an agency and

felt like one of their team”

UKATA Trained Asbestos

Removal Operative,

Kusten Vorland

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Who Do W

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each year Kusten Vorland contribute to the local communities in which we operate, both through our

own community investment activities and sponsorships, charitable donations, employee volunteering

and the provision of in-kind donations.

Alstrom

bbC Wales

Cardiff Museum

davis langdon

Dominos Pizza

“i was really surprised at

what Katie told me during

my training day with Kusten

Vorland, i am going to make

some serious changes to my

working practices”

electrician, fishponds bristol

forest environmental

guoman hotels

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heathrow Airport

laing

local education Authorities

M & M Medical

Manchester University

national grid

PHS

RailTrack

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The Ministry of defence

The national health Service

Thistle hotels

Treforest industrial estate

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Kusten Vorland

1 Mount Stuart Arcade

Mount Stuart Square

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t. (02920) 460 290

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Protecting You, Your Staff, Your Visitors, Your Contractors – Your Environment