Asbestos Testing and Consultancy Association
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The Asbestos Testing And Consultancy Association (ATAC) is the trade association
for companies in the UK
who carry out asbestos
surveying, analytical and laboratory work.
, the association also has access to various other training centres across the UK.
The association also works alongside the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) and other regulatory bodies such as the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
(UKAS) to help raise awareness of asbestos and to improve the standards within the asbestos industry.
The association currently has 70 member companies which are located across the UK; there are also information members of the association who subscribe from Europe and internationally.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
for companies in the UK
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who carry out asbestos
Asbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...
surveying, analytical and laboratory work.
History
The organisation was founded in Burton in 1990. It was founded by various consultancy companies through its sister association, the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA), as the consultancies required a trade association voice of their own.Structure
The head office is in Burton and there is a training centre in RayleighRayleigh
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, the association also has access to various other training centres across the UK.
Functions
ATAC is at the forefront of the asbestos industry raising awareness about asbestos issues. One of the latest campaigns has been Asbestos In Schools, which has led the association to be part of a parliamentary steering group.The association also works alongside the Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
The Health and Safety Executive is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It is the body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland...
(HSE) and other regulatory bodies such as the United Kingdom Accreditation Service
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services.It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then...
(UKAS) to help raise awareness of asbestos and to improve the standards within the asbestos industry.
The association currently has 70 member companies which are located across the UK; there are also information members of the association who subscribe from Europe and internationally.