In Uganda, where industrial growth is on the rise, managing asbestos and hazardous materials is a crucial environmental and health concern. Elevance Technical and Business Solutions Limited leads the way in providing comprehensive management services for these materials. Our services encompass thorough inspections and evaluations of buildings and site conditions, ensuring the safety and compliance of workplaces and public spaces.
We specialize in identifying and mitigating risks associated with hazardous substances like asbestos, heavy metals, and petroleum storage tanks. Our team conducts detailed inventories and compliance audits, developing bespoke management plans that prioritize safety and environmental health.
Moreover, Elevance is committed to worker safety, assessing and reducing exposure to hazardous materials. Our expertise extends to the renovation and demolition of buildings and industrial facilities, where we meticulously prepare technical specifications for safe and efficient abatement and dismantling projects.
Educating and training are also central to our services. We develop programs to raise awareness about hazardous materials, enhancing safety practices in the Ugandan workforce.
Services summary
- Inspection and evaluation of building/site conditions.
- Evaluation, characterization and monitoring of indoor air and water quality.
- Evaluation of risks in soil and to basements and other enclosed spaces.
- Conducting inventories of hazardous materials and other problematic substances, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halocarbons, lead, asbestos, microbial contamination (mould), metals, heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and petroleum storage tanks.
- Conducting compliance audits, developing procedures, and drawing up hazardous material management plans.
- Evaluation of workers’ exposure to hazardous materials.
- Developing safe and efficient plans for renovation/demolition of buildings and industrial facilities.
- Preparing technical specifications for abatement work and demolition / dismantling projects.
- Developing decontamination strategies and mitigation measures.
- Evaluating project costs and tendering support services.
- Project management and site supervision services including decontamination, demolition, dismantling and removal of underground storage tanks.
- Evaluation of ambient air quality (institutional, commercial, industrial) and asbestos fibre counting; and
- Developing hazardous materials training and awareness programs.
