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Is There Asbestos in Your Building?

 

 

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, requires those with responsibilities for the repair and maintenance of non-domestic premises to find out by means of a survey, if there are, or may be, asbestos-containing materials within them. It also requires them to record the location and condition of such materials, and then assess and manage any risk from them, including passing on information about their location and condition to anyone liable to disturb them.


The surveys are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive guidance documentHSG264 (First edition, published 2010). This  will be  undertaken in order to locate and identify the presence or suspected presence of any asbestos containing materials within all reasonably accessible areas of the defined site required to be inspected.

 

 



 

What is Asbestos?

 

Asbestos is the name given to a number of naturally occurring, fibrous silicate minerals mined for their useful properties such as thermal insulation, chemical and thermal stability, and high tensile strength. Asbestos is commonly used as an acoustic insulator, thermal insulation, fire proofing and in other building materials. Many products are in use today that contain asbestos.Asbestos is made up ofmicroscopic bundles of fibers that may become airborne when asbestos-containing materials are damaged or disturbed. When these fibers get into the air they may be inhaled into the lungs, where they can cause significant health problems.

 

Types of Asbestos


There are three common types of asbestos:
• Chrysotile (white)
• Amosite (brown)
• Crocidolite (blue) 
Asbestos cannot be identified by product colour alone. Professional microscopic analysis is required for material type confirmation. All forms of asbestos are now banned by law and are not being imported, supplied or manufactured in the UK. 

Who Must Have an Asbestos Survey In Place?

If you Own, Let Out or Rent any commercial property you are breaking the law if the property

 has not had an Asbestos Survey. If you are a Property Management Company any common area's

in blocks of flats (halls &  stairs), need to be inspected. Any area's that are accessed by the public

must be inspected. It is becoming more common for Insurance Companies not to pay on claims

made by properties that have not been inspected!