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Asbestos Surveys & Sampling

“Owners and occupiers of non domestic premises, who have maintenance and repair responsibilities for those premises, have a duty to assess them for the presence of asbestos and the condition of that asbestos”

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

Surveyor inspecting ceiling panels for asbestos presence in an office building.

Management Survey

An Asbestos Management Survey is typically the survey you would undertake as the first step towards safely managing asbestos in your building. A management survey is minor intrusive and will include the sampling of suspected asbestos materials.

A management survey will generally include visual inspections of floors, walls, ceilings, risers, lofts, etc. All areas of your building will be inspected to locate any surface-level asbestos-containing materials. During the asbestos management survey, samples of suspect materials will be collected where required

All areas where you would expect general maintenance activities to take place are inspected during this survey. Although non-destructive, your Asbestos Management Survey may include some minor invasive work to collect a sample of suspect materials, however, it will not cause major damage to your property.

Where asbestos is present the duty holder must ensure the risk from the asbestos is assessed. A written plan identifying where asbestos is located and the measures to manage the risk from the asbestos are set out in the plan. Other parties have a legal duty to co-operate with the duty holder.

All of our surveys are undertaken by Surveyors holding the British Institute of Occupational Hygiene P402 Proficiency Certificate in Buildings Surveys comply with the Health and Safety Executive publication HSG 264 ‘Asbestos: The survey guide’.

Refurbishment Survey

An asbestos refurbishment survey is required prior to any intrusive refurbishment works.

They are used to locate, as far as possible, all asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within a building or part of a building. Refurbishment asbestos surveys are intrusive and destructive to an extent.

It is probable that at larger premises a mixture of survey types will be appropriate, e.g. a plant room due for a upgrade works will require a refurbishment survey, while offices at the same site would have a management survey.

In sectors where there are large numbers of properties (e.g . domestic houses) or internal units (e.g. hotels), only particular rooms may be specified for upgrading, e.g. kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. Refurbishment surveys would only be necessary in these locations.

Demolition Survey

An asbestos demolition survey is required prior to demolition of a building.

These types of survey are intrusive and destructive. They are used to locate all asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within a building.

In accordance with current asbestos guidance, a demolition survey is to be used only when a building is demolished and removed in its entirety.

Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and specifically for compliance with Regulation 4 The Duty to Manage Asbestos in non-domestic premises, there is a requirement that an assessment is made of any asbestos-containing materials within the property.

Our reinspection surveys will review the condition, update and record all ACMs left in place, including those you have sealed or enclosed, to see if they have deteriorated or been damaged or disturbed in any way. The time between inspections will depend on the type of material, where it is and its condition, but it should be at least every 6 to 12 months.

Reinspection Survey

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FAQs

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was widely used in building materials because it is strong, heat-resistant, and fireproof.

Is Asbestos dangerous?

What is an Asbestos Survey?

Is it illegal to have Asbestos in a building.

Can asbestos be used in construction today?

A professional inspection to find, identify, and assess the location, quantity, and condition of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in a building, creating an essential report for managing health risks and complying with legal duties

No, Asbestos was fully banned from use in the UK in 1999.

Asbestos is only dangerous when disturbed. When materials containing asbestos are damaged or worked on, they can release tiny fibres into the air. If inhaled, these fibres can lodge in the lungs and cause serious diseases, often many years later, including Asbestosis, Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer.

It is not illegal to have asbestos in a building, but it must be managed safely under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012