Fibre Vault Launch

ASESA Member Fibre Vault have launched their innovative solution for waste storage and disposal at the Contamination and Land remediation expo, held at the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th September 2024.

Fibre Vault has been designed to revolutionise the safety of hazardous waste storage and transportation through a series of innovative solutions.  Essentially, they have applied controls derived from HSE Licensed Asbestos removal standards, to boost safety in this critical area of the overall Asbestos remediation process.

The first innovation is the relocation of the tipping door release mechanism, away from the door to the opposite end of the skip thereby minimising any potential exposure to Asbestos during the door opening and subsequent tipping activity.

Alongside this, is the introduction of a personnel access door where operatives enter the unit, rather than via the main tipping door, allowing for the safe positioning of waste parcels against the main door.  This simple change in process means when the skip is raised waste movement in minimal meaning the waste bags are much less likely to be compromised, and the likelihood of any residual contamination once the unit is empty is also minimised.

The really big change though is the addition of an NPU to the unit, rated at over 1,000CMH, allowing for an air change rate per hour of over 30 (for an empty unit).  This creates a controlled environment, akin to a live Asbestos enclosure or DCU, purging any airborne respirable fibres to reduce the risk of exposure to site workers.  And again, just like negative pressure to a live enclosure, the controlled environment ensures there can be no outward leakage of airborne Asbestos fibres.  Once something is placed in the skip, it isn't getting back out, delivering an enhanced level of assurance particularly for sensitive sites.

Graham Warren, ASESA Chief Executive was at the expo and helped support the launch "I've always been a firm advocate for new technologies and approaches as we work to improve standards throughout the Asbestos removal industry.  It's been a really exciting expo as this latest innovation from one of our new members has been met with such interest from all parts of the Asbestos removal industry as well as the wider waste management sector."

You can find out more on Fibre Vault's website via the following link:

https://fibrevault.co.uk/