Asbestos Land Remediation: Identifying Asbestos Early to Avoid Costly Delays
When brownfield sites being redeveloped are found to contain asbestos, it can cause delays in the project timeline and incur additional expenses. Due to these potential asbestos problems, it is vital to plan ahead to mitigate issues that may arise from the discovery of asbestos contaminated soil or construction waste containing asbestos.
When working on a brownfield or unknown site, a risk assessment and thorough site survey should always be carried out before work starts. This will help avoid the costly and potentially dangerous effects of cross-contamination, which, if not identified early, could spread uncontrolled during ground-works. What might be a small section of contamination could become a significant problem or cause costly delays.
All potential contaminants- not just asbestos
Alltask specialises in conducting the required site investigations to identify not only asbestos but all potential contaminants. Our expertise extends to fully supporting your project by offering a turnkey solution, from producing risk assessments and remediation strategies to safely excavating, disposing of, or treating contaminated soil.
Using tried and tested strategies developed over 30 years of experience across numerous brownfield sites, Alltask is confident that our methods can reduce asbestos disposal costs effectively.
We use our experienced watching briefs to assess soil for visible contaminants during excavation. Through careful segregation, stockpiling, and further testing, we ensure that only the minimum volume of soil needs to be disposed of. Our approach reduces the impact on landfills, lowers the project's carbon footprint, and helps deliver a more sustainable construction process.
Additional Information
Guidance from CL:AIRE group called CAR-SOIL clearly explains how to assess and manage risks in situations where there is potential for asbestos-contaminated land.
Where the work involved in removing asbestos is a licensed activity (click here to view relevant section), you must engage a fully licensed asbestos contractor. This licenced asbestos contractor must submit a notification to the HSE at least 14 days before work begins, as required by law.
Land Remediation Relief
The government provides a significant tax incentive for companies engaged in land remediation (click here to see further information). If you are a UK registered company, own the land, and were not the original polluter, you may be entitled to tax relief when dealing with asbestos-contaminated land, soil, or waste. This tax relief can be applied against the company's taxable profits, up to 150%. Please contact us for further details.
Our Land Remediation Services
Alltask can provide all land remediation services required to deliver safe, effective solutions for asbestos contaminated land. This includes the following:
- Asbestos Contaminated Land Surveys
- Asbestos Bulk Testing
- Asbestos Identification and Quantification in Soil Testing
- WAC Testing (Waste Acceptance Criteria)
- Air Monitoring
- Asbestos Surface Contamination Removal (otherwise known as Asbestos Litter Picking)
- Asbestos Contaminated Soil Removal & Excavation
- Asbestos Contaminated Soil & Waste Transportation
- Asbestos Contaminated Soil & Waste Disposal
- Full Management Service – Risk Assessment & Planning
Talk to us about land remediation
To find out more about our asbestos land remediation and contaminated land monitoring service, talk to us today so we can find out more about your land remediation project and what we can do to help to ensure your land is contamination-free.