Asbestos Removal - New Regulations Seminars

16th November 2006

In light of the new changes to the Control of Asbestos Regulations, which came into effect on 13 November, Rhodar - one of the leading HSE licensed removal contractors - and a team of asbestos industry experts will be running a series of free informative seminars, from 21 to 30 November 2006, at key venues across the UK, addressing the impact of these changes.

The seminars will:
· Address the impact of these critical new changes
· Highlight how they will affect facilities and estate managers, building owners and
construction professionals
· Provide best practice advice on how to comply.

Key seminar speakers will include Mike Smith, Rhodar's Corporate Health and Safety Compliance Manager as well as leading asbestos analysts, asbestos legal experts and senior building managers from British industry and commerce.

The seminars will be taking place at the following venues and on the following dates:

Tuesday 21 November 2006, Thistle Hotel, Glasgow

Wednesday 22 November 2006, Gosforth Marriott Hotel, Newcastle

Thursday 23 November 2006, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

Tuesday 28 November 2006, Aston Villa Football Club, Birmingham

Wednesday 29 November 2006, Tottenham Football Club, London

Thursday 30 November 2006, Aztec Hotel and Spa, Junction 16 M5, Bristol.

All seminars will take place from 9am until 12.30pm. For more information on them, please call 0113 242 1155 and ask for Joanne Shipley.

For more information on Rhodar, go to www.rhodar.co.uk or call the National Asbestos Helpline on 0800 834 669.

For further information or to attend any of the seminars, please contact:
Katy Conway, Gaby O'Grady or Denise Raven, Ptarmigan
Tel: 0113 242 1155
Email:
katy[AT]ptarmiganpr.co.uk
Gabrielle[AT]ptarmiganpr.co.uk
denise[AT]ptarmiganpr.co.uk

About Rhodar
Rhodar is one of the UK's largest asbestos abatement companies with over 300 highly trained and qualified staff. It operates from a network of offices around the UK.

A full member of the Asbestos Removal Contractor Association (ARCA), Rhodar is ISO 9002 accredited and a member of both the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and The British Safety Council (BSC) and is CHAS and Constructionline accredited.

Rhodar is one of only a handful of companies to hold the prestigious Site Audit Accreditation Scheme Award (SAAS) and ARCA Training Awards, and it has held an asbestos removal licence since the Asbestos Licensing Regulations were first introduced in 1983.

It is part of the Lexia Solutions Group of companies.