Posted By db Where does it say this? The new ALG memo says that: "a supervisor provides direct and immediate control over the licensed activity: s/he must be present on site to ensure that activities are conducted in accordance with a (suitable and sufficient) plan of work and in compliance with all legal requirements." This seems to indicate no change - they are supervising the licensed contractors, not reporting to them.

Posted By db The memo refers to supervision generally- I.e. an individual employee of either license holder and not solely the supervisory license holder. There is no suggestion that the slh role has changed in any way.

Posted By db Verbally endorse what you've said or what I've said? Don't get confused with the two terms. The memo refers to supervision on site - both by individual supervisors (and point 1 that you refer to specifically states INDIVIDUALS) and Supervisory License holders who also have individual supervisors. The memo fills a gap (or tries to) where there is little information and guidance on the role of individual supervisors within either licensed category but also clarifies the requirements for Supervision by License Holders. ALU get applications from company's who are carrying out project management on behalf of a client and are not intending to have direct supervisory control over the planning and running of a job - and have no intention of entering an enclosure. SLH's are employed by the client (although why clients want to pay twice for two company's who've been throught the same licesne assessment is anyone's guess!). However, there should be clear guidelines as to who is ultimately supervising on site, otherwise things can get (and do get) messy. These should be sorted out in the planning stage but very rarely are - hence the memo.

Posted By db And in my experience this can still happen with an slh. Who's monitoring their supervisor?

Posted By gerry d The memo reinforces the point that asbestos jobs need to be adequately supervised. The company doing the work, e.g. full licence holder must have effective supervisor(s) AND if an SLH is planned they must effect their supervisory role on behalf of their client. I can see where this may confuse due to the terminology (supervision) but, any licence holder must know their duties both for asbestos and for general health & safety. I agree that some clients who like to use an SLH may be incurring extra unnecessary cost but want the peace of mind, not to mention an unwillingness to deal with contractors direct.