Posted By Adrian Watson Dear All, The demolition company has a duty to prevent exposure to hazardous substances and where this is not reasonably practical, to control exposure. COSHH 2002 R7. Demolition dust will contain a mixture of brick, silicates and cement dust. It may also contain asbestos, chromates and lead as well as other materials. The dust will be mainly an irritant. The amount of dust present will mainly depend upon the operations being carried out and the materials being worked upon. The normal controls are to screen the site and keep materials being worked upon damp. There is also a need to keep roads and vehicles clean. If there is any concrete crushing on site, then this should be sited to maximise the distance to boundary, having regard to the site geometry, local topography, prevailing winds and sensitive neighbours. The crusher should be bunded or screened with acoustic/dust barriers. All crushing operations should be kept wet and not be carried out under specified conditions. Regards Adrian Watson

Posted By Jimmy You could of course take the less heavy handed route and make your concerns known to the main contractor. They and the operators are, probably, and, quite rightly, more focused on carrying their work safely. If they belong to a "Caring Contractor" group, then find out, its better than seeing improvement or prohibition notices flying around. Anyway its summer so its bound to be damp then your probs are over!!

Posted By Adrian Watson Dear all, Vehicles in the site and those leaving the site. Regards Adrian Watson