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Radon risk assessments are carried out in accordance with BRE Report 211 “Radon: Guidance on Protection of New Buildings”, and the UK Health Security Agency as part of a ground risk assessment. This is to determine whether any radon protective measures are required in new developments. 

Michael D Joyce Associates LLP specialise in providing clear guidance on how waste materials should be dealt with. Our particular emphasis is the reuse of materials on sites on minimising the costs of disposal by retaining materials on site wherever possible in a safe manner. 

Where material is destined for disposal at landfill, Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing is required to determine correctly if the material is to be classified as Hazardous or Non-Hazardous as this can have significant implications on the costs of disposal.

We strongly believe that early consultation with Contaminated Land/Environmental Health Officers is essential to successful project delivery. Open dialogue on contamination and remediation options can provide a clear approach to obtaining planning consent and in determining the most cost effective solutions necessary for any particular site. 

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) sets out how asbestos should be dealt with, in particular to ensure the protection of workers and end-users from asbestos.  

CL:AIRE has published the Joint Industry Working Group Asbestos in Soil and Contamination and Demolition Materials Guidance to assist with how the CAR 2012 should be interpreted in respect of asbestos contaminated soils and demolition materials.  

Michael D Joyce Associates LLP provides the interpretation of the regulations and guidance, in particular the assessment of asbestos concentrations, and the most appropriate and cost effective treatment of asbestos on development sites including removal or capping (isolation).

Preliminary Site Assessment Reports (PSAR) and Site Assessment Reports (SAR) are carried out in accordance with UKWIR Document “Guidance for the Selection of Water Supply Pipes to be used on Brownfield Sites”.   

These involve consideration of geological and environmental data and historical land-use to determine whether there is the potential for the presence of contaminants that could impact on the integrity of water supply pipes.  Where this potential exists, laboratory testing can be carried out to determine whether protection is required for pipework. 

Foundation recommendations are based on the interpretation of, exploratory trial pit and borehole information, in conjunction of laboratory testing. This most suitable foundation solution may include strip and trench-fill, pad, raft or piles, and includes allowable bearing pressures, depths.  

Foundation inspections are carried out following excavation and prior to the pouring of concrete in order to confirm that the actual ground conditions meet the assumption made in the foundation design. This is particularly important when ground conditions are marginal or variable. 

Ground subsidence leading to structural damage can occur for a variety of reasons, most typically due to mining subsidence, shrinkage of clay soils due to trees, leaking drains, ground dissolution and inadequate bearing capacity.  

Typically, in conjunction with an expert witness role, the subsequent report will provide the likely cause of the structural damage/movement, and provide recommendations as to how the damage can be rectified. 

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