Asbestos Surveys

ABP Associates are a UKAS-accredited inspection body, able to conduct asbestos surveys as described in HSG264 “Asbestos: The Survey Guide” published by the HSE. It details areas of best practice and the types of asbestos containing material (ACMs), which may be found within premises.

Management Survey is the level of survey required in order to adequately manage asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in a cost effective manner. A visual inspection of all accessible parts of the buildings is carried out to record the location and assess the risk from ACM. Suspect materials are sampled in order to confirm or refute the asbestos content.

Refurbishment Survey is the level of survey required when a building, or part, is due to be demolished, refurbished or has any building work take place within it. The level of inspection is far more intrusive than with a Management survey, and the survey techniques may be far more destructive.  This type of survey can not normally be carried out in an occupied building.

Asbestos Re-Inspection Surveys
Once the initial survey has been conducted and ACMs identified, the management plan may recommend that the ACMs are left in situ possibly because they are in good condition or are relatively inaccessible and therefore present a low risk. The management plan would then recommend that these ACMs are monitored over time with regard to the risk they present. This would be undertaken in the form of re-inspection surveys at regular intervals. Such surveys comprise a visual inspection of the ACM and a risk assessment in order to determine any remedial action required.

Please contact us to discuss your asbestos survey requirements.