Sadly, because of the presence of asbestos in the hobs we will not be able to handle, store or pass these on any more. We would encourage due caution in handling these items. Please see the explanatory letter below.
Thanks for getting in contact.
Dear Resident
Thank you very much for getting in contact with the Salvage Store. As many people have know heard, the Store has been closed for over two months following a second contamination with asbestos. The Corporation has again been very supportive and covered the considerable cost
of cleaning up (which ran to a couple of thousand pounds). The whole process took much longer than expected, and, with the level of demand and emails, we have not been able to keep you informed regularly. Apologies for that.
We are now up and running again, but with only 3 active volunteers at present (and with holidays forthcoming) we would ask you to be patient with us until we have regrouped and had a volunteers meeting in August. We will try to respond to requests as soon as possible. It would help in the meantime if you could call us directly to arrange a visit to the store:
Martin: 020 7638 9967
Cynthia: 020 7638 2645
John: 020 7628 3073
We have been discussing the asbestos issue with the Corporation at our monthly meetings, and they are working on an estate-wide policy for tackling this thorny issue. Whilst the danger should not be blown out of proportion, there is a real risk to us all if we are not vigilent. Currently advice varies from person to person, department to department. The upshot is that our operations are now subject to much tighter guidelines.
For example:
- we can now generally only take items from kitchens and bathrooms which we have seen in situ before removal
- because they ALL appear to be insulated with or contain asbestos, we cannot take, store or pass on any hotplates (kitchen rings) or associated materials (including work surfaces). Unfortunately our entire collection has had to be disposed of as the Corporation has been informed that it is illegal to store them.
- bathroom cabinets, toilet
mechanisms etc. are also generally fixed to asbestos, and thus also out of bounds
- you will be asked to read the guidelines and sign a full disclaimer on using the store
We have been warned that we must err on the side of caution, as the Corporation will not fund a third decontamination. If any asbestos appears again, the Store will close permanently.
Now the items in question have been removed, we will be stock-taking and updating our lists. We will post the list as soon as possible on the net and will do our best to keep up with emails. However, phone calls would make our job easier for the time being!
Thanks for your patience. If you feel you can help us with the day-to-day running of the store (which can be heavy, dirty work...) we would love to hear from you.
Regards
Martin (for the Salvage Team)
kevin_usher_uk <kevin_usher_uk@...> wrote:
Hello everybody,
I am looking for anyone who has or is removing their kitchen hobs.
One of the controls for a hob in my kitchen has a duff energy
regulator (this switches the hot plate off).
Should one of these be in the store, or become available, do please
contact me.
Regards
Kevin Usher
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