Who Needs an Asbestos Survey?
Whether you manage or own non-domestic properties, it’s crucial to have an asbestos management plan in place to protect everyone who uses your building. This includes offices, shops, public buildings like schools and libraries, and even common areas in residential buildings.
Understanding who is responsible for managing asbestos in your property—whether it’s you, your landlord, or a managing agent—is key. We offer comprehensive asbestos surveys to help you establish a management plan, assess any present asbestos, and ensure your property is safe and compliant.
Domestic Properties
Whether you are buying a new home or have uncovered concerns in your current property it can be very important to have an asbestos survey carried out in a residential environment. You should also remember that any building built before 2000 could potentially contain asbestos.
The following surveys may be needed for residential and domestic properties:
Homebuyer Asbestos Survey
If you’re buying a property and are concerned about the extent of asbestos and ACMs, a home buyer asbestos survey can provide you with a full breakdown and analysis of any asbestos on the site along with estimates of remedial costs. While a standard pre-purchase survey will note the presence of asbestos, it will not going into detail on the condition of the material – only with a full asbestos survey can you get a real understanding of the specifics.
Management Survey
If you have any reason to suspect that there may be asbestos at your home, it’s important to have an asbestos survey carried out as soon as possible. This is especially true if the asbestos is at risk of being disturbed or damaged. Having a survey can ascertain whether asbestos is present, and the report will then advice on potential next steps in terms of management or removal.
Why Choose Crucial Environmental for Asbestos Surveys?
Crucial Environmental specialises in asbestos surveys, licensed asbestos removal for commercial and domestic properties, asbestos waste disposal, asbestos sampling, asbestos consultancy services, asbestos management plans and asbestos remedial project management.
We cover the whole of the UK from our Sussex and Nottinghamshire bases including London, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey, the Midlands and the North of England.
Nationwide Coverage
Residential, Commercial &
Industrial
Industry-Specific Asbestos Services:
- For Council Houses
- For Lift Installations
- For Farms and Agriculture
- For Barn Removal
- For Lead Testing
- For Hospitals and Healthcare
- For Telecommunications
- For Schools and Education
- For Public Buildings
- For Hospitality
- For Airport Projects
- For 5G Tower Installation
Non-Domestic Properties
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 state that any non-domestic building must have an asbestos management plan in place to comply with statute law. In this context, non-domestic is defined as being any building that is used solely for commercial purposes such as a shop, office or factory. It also applies to buildings that are used by the general public including schools, libraries, council offices and more. Additionally, any blocks of flats also require a management plan for common areas such as corridors, stairs, lifts and gardens.
Refurbishment and Demolition Survey
These surveys are ideal if you’re having renovation works carried out, or having either the whole or a portion of your property demolished. Using destructive and intrusive techniques, we will uncover asbestos that is hidden in the fabric of the building.
Re-inspection Survey
If you have asbestos on your property, it needs to be properly managed. A part of this management involves regular re-inspection to check whether the condition of the asbestos has changed or deteriorated.
Management Survey
These surveys are often the first step taken by building and business owners in creating their asbestos management plan. As a part of the survey we will locate and sample any asbestos and ACMs, these samples will then be analysed so we can understand their current condition. We will then submit these findings in a report to you, providing recommendations on how to control and mitigate the risk
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