“Millions of tons of asbestos are still in place in workplaces across the country”
– Chair of the Parliamentary Asbestos Sub-Committee, June 2018.
There are two types of asbestos survey. You will need to carry out at least one.
Management Survey
A combination of visual inspection and sample analysis where the presence of asbestos is:
– Strongly presumed
or
If there is insufficient evidence to confirm that any materials present are asbestos free:
– By default
Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey
Undertaken before a property is due for major renovation or demolition.
This type of survey will be fully intrusive and, where necessary, involve extensive material removal to gain access to all areas.
Also applies to small refurbishments involving structural or layout changes such as, removal of partitions and walls.
Own or manage a building constructed before November 1999?
If you’re planning renovations you are legally required* to undertake a Type 2 Management Survey to identify the presence of asbestos.
*Control of Asbestos Regulations, 2012
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DID YOU KNOW? Average fines of between £30,000 – £60,00 or more plus custodial sentences are regularly imposed by the courts for breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 or the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
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Potential health risk
“More than half (55 per cent) of all industrial / commercial properties in the UK contain a white asbestos cement roof” – Land Registry.
Identifying and removing asbestos waste always poses a significant health risk to anyone on-site.
Kent Asbestos will positively identify and safely remove:
- Corrugated garage roofs
- Cement roofing shingles
- Fascias, soffits & guttering
- Millboard | Rollboard insulation
- Suspended ceiling tiles
- Floor Tiles
- Artex ceilings and walls
- Acoustic and decorative ceiling plasters
- Cement pipes
Strictly compliant
Asbestos-containing materials can sometimes be found to be worn but in good condition. However, any unqualified, inexperienced or negligent handling can cause fibres to detach and particles to become airborne.
KENTASBESTOS expert and experienced asbestos removals team are strictly compliant with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, The Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) and Carriage of Dangerous Goods (etc.) Regulations 2009 (CDG 2009).
You can never be sure your workplace is 100% asbestos-free
Order a professional asbestos survey today!
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Since 2002, specialising in asbestos surveys, asbestos management, asbestos waste removals and asbestos collections.
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Expert experience ensures our customers always receive a prompt, efficient service to the highest industry approved standards.
Asbestos Management, Safe Removal and Disposal
We comply with all necessary procedures for controlled asbestos waste removal and disposal, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations, 2012.
Hidden in walls, floors, ceilings or outside roofs
Any property built or renovated in the UK up until 2000 is likely to contain up to 30 per cent of asbestos-containing materials.
At least half a million or more of public, commercial and residential properties still contain hidden asbestos including:
- 8 in 10 schools
- nurseries
- FE colleges
- hospitals
- town halls
- libraries
- sports centres
- swimming pools
- department stores
- cinemas
- council estates
- abandoned factory units