Many congratulations to NORAC and ATaC and all involved with the production of the first Annual Data Analysis Report into Asbestos in UK Buildings.
Our director Robin was pleased to be invited to the launch of the troubling report, held in a Committee Room at the Houses of Parliament. Why troubling? The report highlights that most asbestos found in surveys is already damaged, increasing its risk, and the asbestos materials with the greatest damage are not being dealt with (in most cases).
Data from asbestos software Alpha Tracker, and other systems, has been used to produce the report.
The launch event, chaired by Respublica, heard from Sir Stephen Timms MP, the chair of the Select Committee which reviewed the state of asbestos in the UK.
Sir Stephen's committee made recommendations including the development of a national asbestos database (see https://uknar.org/), an initiative we are supporting through the development of the OpenAsbestos API.
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| Robin's view at the report launch |
Here at Start Software, we are working on an independent data study with Trinity College, Dublin to analyse the data from the 6 million buildings that have been surveyed using Alpha Tracker. We'll be publishing our results in a month or so.
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| Quick snap before catching the train back to the Midlands |
If you want to know more about Alpha Tracker or OpenAsbestos, do get in touch with Robin.
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