A Healthy Basement Should Be A Standard, Not A Luxury

October 11, 2013

When propertECO attended the International Radon Symposium in September, we caught up with Bill Crawford, President of the Basement Health Association. Formerly known as The National Association of Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors, the Association changed its name to the BHA to reflect the need for health implications to be considered when carrying out works to […]

Tags: Basement Health Association, Basement Waterproofing and Radon Management, Radon in Basements, Radvantage

propertECO in RICS Building Control Journal

May 3, 2013

Advice from propertECO’s Martin Freeman features in this month’s edition of the RICS Building Control Journal Click the front cover image to read the article, which explains why radon must be taken into account when planning a basement conversion.

Tags: Cellar conversion design health and safety, Radon in Basements, RICS Building Control

Bristol Building Surveyors Support Radon Tee Campaign

May 28, 2012

The ‘Reduce Radon’ t-shirt was in Bristol this week, raising awareness of the naturally occurring but potentially lethal radioactive gas, radon. propertECO were asked to speak on the subject at a CPD seminar organised by Hampshire-based CPD Essentials. The event attracted over 80 delegates eager to be kept up to date with the latest industry issues. Many surveyors […]

Tags: HPA Radon Advice, Radon Detectors, Radon Gas, Radon in Basements, Radon in Bristol, Radon in Commercial Buildings, Radon in South West, Radon Remediation, Radon Risk Assessments, Radon Sump, Radon Tee, Radon Testing, Testing for Radon

Radon Tee Joins Olympic Torch Celebrations in Bath

May 22, 2012

Radon Tee UK was seen by large crowds in Bath today who had gathered to see the Olympic torch pass through the city ahead of the London 2012 Games this summer. Cheered on by thousands of residents and visitors, the torch was carried through the City by a number of torchbearers, who each had their own […]

Tags: Bath, Olympic Torch, propertECO, Radon Gas, Radon in Basements, Radon Remediation, Radon Tee, Radon Test Kit, Radon Testing

Limited Offer Available: Vital Risk Assessment Tool for Field Staff

May 17, 2012

The Victoria Radon Alarm is a unique, affordable device that measures radon gas concentrations in real-time. Most methods of radon gas detection measure the radon decay product, and so any reading that is given is approximately 48 hours out of date. For long term measurements, this is no problem. This does pose a problem for […]

Tags: Field Staff, Health & Safety at Work, IRR99, propertECO, Radon in Basements, Radon Monitoring, Radon Risk Assessments, Real Time Radon Tests, Victoria Radon Alarm, Workplace Risk Assessment

As HSE focus on basement safety, real-time radon alarm is launched

January 23, 2012

Last week, the Health & Safety Executive ran a free event for contractors, project managers and designers called ‘Building Basements Safely’. The event was arranged after it was revealed that in November 2011 HSE inspectors took enforcement action on more than a third of sites visited during an initiative to improve safety standards on basement […]

Tags: Building Basements Safely, HSE, Radon, Radon Alarm, Radon and Basement Waterproofing, Radon in Basements, Radon Risk Assessments, Real Time Radon Test, Victoria Radon Alarm

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