ASK Consultants - Health, Safety and Environmental Consultants Greater London

ASK Consultants has operated since 1982 as a team of independent experts specialising in all aspects of health, safety and environmental risk caused by industrial hazards and air pollution: from combustion modelling to ecotoxicology, from due diligence audits and land use planning inquiries to incident investigation. The consultancy has strong academic links - several associates are international authorities.

ASK is a founding partner in AGEL-CBI Ltd (1990), possibly the first consultancy in Eastern Europe specialising in health, safety and environmental risk assessment.

Fields of Expertise

UK Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: technical advice, including risk assessment and incident investigation, centred on regulations under the Act, eg

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Management of Health and Safety at Work
Personal Protective Equipment at Work

UK Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations 1999:

Development of safety management systems (SMS)
Hazard identification, including leading Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPs)
Screening studies
Risk ranking
Assessment of mitigation measures
Quantified risk assessment (QRA), where screening study has identified need
Assessment of domino effects
Writing safety reports
Land use planning issues
Assessment of risks to the environment from major accidents

Major Hazards (EU "Seveso II" Directive etc):

Technical assistance to regulators and industry in countries outside the UK, especially EU Accession Countries and the CIS.


n Air Pollution

Investigation of complaints
Spot sampling and analysis
Modelling of combustion generated pollutant formation
Dispersion modelling
Deposition modelling
Odour and taint modelling

n Cargo Quality

Investigation of cargo contamination and related incidents, especially in bulk cargoes of oil, petroleum products and chemicals:

Evaporative loss
Cross-contamination, including via vapour phase
Flash-point depression
Cooling of high pour-point liquids
Self-heating
Incidents involving IMDG cargo (fire, explosion, runaway reaction etc)
Cargo attack on tank surfaces and tank coatings
Statistical effects in sampling and analysis results

Services

**Incident Investigation**Expert Witness**Regulatory Compliance**Due Diligence Audits**Lecturing and Training**Contract Research**