ASBESTOS SURVEYING –

 

The key to managing asbestos is to:

 

• Identify its location

• Through laboratory testing identify its type

• Ascertain its condition

• Work out how much you have of the material

 

This can be achieved by carrying out one of the following surveys:

 

• Management Survey:  A Management Survey is the standard survey.  Its purpose is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACMs (Asbestos Containing Materials) in the normal occupancy, including foreseeable maintenance and installation, and to assess their condition.

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/managing/survey-manage.htm

 

• Refurbishment and Demolition Survey:  A refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before any refurbishment or demolition work is carried out. This type of survey is used to locate and describe, as far as reasonable practicable, all ACMs in the area where the refurbishment work will take place or in the whole building if demolition is planned. The survey will be fully intrusive and involve destructive inspection, as necessary, to gain access to all areas, including those that may be difficult to reach. A refurbishment and demolition survey may also be required in other circumstances, e.g. when more intrusive maintenance and repair work will be carried out or for plant removal or dismantling.

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/managing/survey-refurb.htm

 

Sometimes a mixture of both surveys are required depending on the intended

end result required by you, the client!