“With regard to Milber Infants School, Abbotskerswell Primary School, Bradley Barton School (1979-1982) and Highweek Community School (1982-2003), please provide:-
a) Information relating to knowledge of asbestos being present within the schools’ building during the above timeframes, including, but not limited to all asbestos registers. If there are no such registers available, please provide the earliest asbestos register for the schools.
Information prior to 1994 is not held. Please follow the links below to the requested information held by Devon County Council for each school.
Milber Infants School (aka Haytor View Primary School):-
Asbestos Survey Report – Type 3 – May 2010
Asbestos Survey Report – Type 3 Survey (Partial) – October 2009
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey August 2012
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey July 2010
Abbotskerswell Primary School:
Management Asbestos Survey Report 2014
Asbestos Refurbishment Survey Report 2018
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report July 2012
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report June 2011
Bradley Barton School:-
Roof Space Survey Report May 2011
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report January 2013
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report June 2013
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report September 2013
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey Report July 2015
Highweek Community Primary School:-
A report, generating information held on the asbestos register showing the asbestos records held for Highweek Primary School from 1994 to 2003 is provided. Where the records show the word ‘removed’, we believe this to indicate that asbestos content had been identified and was removed from the site.
Following the introduction of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, and particularly Regulation 4, which introduced a new ‘duty to manage’ for all non-domestic premises, Devon County Council (DCC) undertook a programme of surveying what was then type 2 asbestos surveys of all its premises. Those surveys took place between 2003 and 2005. The survey at Highweek Primary took place in 2005 and forms the basis of the current asbestos register provided. You will see the register contains a history of additional surveys and indicates any asbestos removals since the start of the register in 2005.
b) Information relating to all maintenance and/or renovation work during the aforementioned dates, including; + (Highweek only) information relating to work in 2000 under planning 00/02489/PN:
i) Names of the building contractors who carried out the works; Midas Homes.
ii) Risk assessments and asbestos surveys; Highweek Redevelopment 00/02489/PN is provided, please see pre-tender H&S plan and Asbestos Information
In addition, please see:
Highweek Asbestos Refurbishment Survey Report 2016
Highweek Asbestos Survey Sampling Report 2019
List of Capital Projects – all schools
Historic Maintenance Works Orders – all schools
iii) Minutes of meeting relating to health and safety with particular regard to asbestos. Information not held.
iv) (Highweek only) Details of the location and number of HORSA huts and/or other pre-fabricated buildings demolished.
Site plans of original site location plan and proposed site plan are provided which indicate the location and number of demolished buildings when you compare the two documents.
Highweek Primary Buildings List
c) Details of when asbestos was removed from the school buildings during the aforementioned dates including;
Names of the building contractors who carried out the works;
2. Details of any licence to remove asbestos;
3. Risk assessments and asbestos surveys;
4. Minutes of meeting relating to health and safety with particular regard to asbestos.
5. (Highweek only) Details of the location and number of HORSA huts and/or pre-fabricated buildings demolished.
Please see information provided in response to a) and b) above.
d) (Highweek only) Details of when asbestos was removed from the school buildings, in relation to our client’s period of employment including;
1. Names of the building contractors who carried out the works;
2. Details of any licence to remove asbestos;
3. Risk assessments and asbestos surveys;
4. Minutes of meetings relating to health and safety with particular regard to asbestos.
Please see information provided in response to a) and b) above.
e) The number of school employees (existing and retired staff to include teaching staff, school support staff and caretakers, etc) and ex-pupils that have pursued a claim against you for exposure to asbestos in these schools;
None.
f) The number of these claims that have been settled;
No claims made or settled.
g) The details of any reported incidents of asbestos exposure in the school between 1979-present;
None.
h) (Highweek only) Details of any improvement or prohibition notice served or guidance issued by the HSE in relation to the management of asbestos in the school between 1982-present.
None.