As a landlord, tenant or managing agent of a commercial property, you could be responsible for managing asbestos, unless your contract or lease says otherwise. Get professional advice today!
As a landlord, tenant or managing agent of a commercial property, you could be responsible for managing asbestos, unless your contract or lease says otherwise. Get professional advice today!
RS Asbestos’ team of dedicated Asbestos Surveyors, are qualified to BOHS P402 standard. The survey team are vastly experienced in their field acting with the utmost professionalism and diligence to ensure you are issued with a comprehensive survey report which offers full transparency of any potential asbestos hazards that may be present in your premises.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulation 4: The duty to manage asbestos in nonÂ-domestic premises states that the responsibility for asbestos management lies with the dutyholder. (For a definition of the term “dutyholder” See HSE Publication L143 Managing and Working with Asbestos – Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Approved Code of Practice. Downloadable for free at www.hse.gov.uk).
If you do not have a plan to deal with asbestos and put it in action, you could face:
For a serious breach of CAR 2012, the duty holder could face an unlimited fine and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years.
RS Asbestos’ team of dedicated Asbestos Surveyors, are qualified to BOHS P402 standard. The survey team are vastly experienced in their field acting with the utmost professionalism and diligence to ensure you are issued with a comprehensive survey report which offers full transparency of any potential asbestos hazards that may be present in your premises.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulation 4: The duty to manage asbestos in nonÂ-domestic premises states that the responsibility for asbestos management lies with the dutyholder. (For a definition of the term “dutyholder” See HSE Publication L143 Managing and Working with Asbestos – Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 Approved Code of Practice. Downloadable for free at www.hse.gov.uk).
If you do not have a plan to deal with asbestos and put it in action, you could face:
For a serious breach of CAR 2012, the duty holder could face an unlimited fine and/or imprisonment of up to 2 years.
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 in the building which could be damaged or disturbed during normal occupancy, including foreseeable maintenance and installation, and to assess their condition.
Management surveys will often involve minor intrusive work and some disturbance. The extent of intrusion will vary between premises and depend on what is reasonably practicable for individual properties, ie it will depend on factors such as the type of building, the nature of construction, accessibility etc. A management survey should include an assessment of the condition of the various ACMs and their ability to release fibres into the air if they are disturbed in some way. This ‘material assessment’ will give a good initial guide to the priority for managing ACMs as it will identify the materials which will most readily release airborne fibres if they are disturbed.
The survey will usually involve sampling and analysis to confirm the presence or absence of ACMs. However, a management survey can also involve presuming the presence or absence of asbestos. A management survey can be completed using a combination of sampling ACMs and presuming ACMs or, indeed, just presuming.
Any materials presumed to contain asbestos must also have their condition assessed (ie a material assessment).
Areas to be inspected as part of a management survey
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All ACMs should be identified as far as is reasonably practicable. The areas inspected should include: underfloor coverings, above false ceilings (ceiling voids), lofts, inside risers, service ducts and lift shafts, basements, cellars, underground rooms, undercrofts (this list is not exhaustive).
Management surveys should cover routine and simple maintenance work. However, it has to be recognised that where ‘more extensive’ maintenance or repair work is involved, there may not be sufficient information in the management survey and a localised refurbishment survey will be needed. A refurbishment survey will be required for all work which disturbs the fabric of the building in areas where the management survey has not been intrusive. The decision on the need for a refurbishment survey should be made by the dutyholder (probably with help from others).
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 in the building which could be damaged or disturbed during normal occupancy, including foreseeable maintenance and installation, and to assess their condition.
Management surveys will often involve minor intrusive work and some disturbance. The extent of intrusion will vary between premises and depend on what is reasonably practicable for individual properties, ie it will depend on factors such as the type of building, the nature of construction, accessibility etc. A management survey should include an assessment of the condition of the various ACMs and their ability to release fibres into the air if they are disturbed in some way. This ‘material assessment’ will give a good initial guide to the priority for managing ACMs as it will identify the materials which will most readily release airborne fibres if they are disturbed.
The survey will usually involve sampling and analysis to confirm the presence or absence of ACMs. However, a management survey can also involve presuming the presence or absence of asbestos. A management survey can be completed using a combination of sampling ACMs and presuming ACMs or, indeed, just presuming.
Any materials presumed to contain asbestos must also have their condition assessed (ie a material assessment).
Areas to be inspected as part of a management survey
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All ACMs should be identified as far as is reasonably practicable. The areas inspected should include: underfloor coverings, above false ceilings (ceiling voids), lofts, inside risers, service ducts and lift shafts, basements, cellars, underground rooms, undercrofts (this list is not exhaustive).
Management surveys should cover routine and simple maintenance work. However, it has to be recognised that where ‘more extensive’ maintenance or repair work is involved, there may not be sufficient information in the management survey and a localised refurbishment survey will be needed. A refurbishment survey will be required for all work which disturbs the fabric of the building in areas where the management survey has not been intrusive. The decision on the need for a refurbishment survey should be made by the dutyholder (probably with help from others).
Under the current Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 Regulation 4 requires all duty holders/responsible individuals to safely manage asbestos containing materials within non-domestic premises.
The common mistake many duty holders make is thinking that completion of a standard Asbestos Management Survey complies with Regulation 4 – but it doesn’t!
There are many more requirements upon completion of an asbestos survey that must be implemented, such as training, management planning and the review process.
For many duty holders this can be a daunting task as they either don’t have the time or necessary qualifications and experience to undertake this activity.
We have a team of qualified, dedicated asbestos consultants who can manage all your asbestos requirements and take away the stress and pressure that it brings.
Our intention is to offer a non-contract monthly service package to suit your building requirements in order to manage your asbestos safely and these are listed below:
STANDARD – From £90.00 +VAT
STANDARD PLUS – From £175.00 +VAT
Under the current Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 Regulation 4 requires all duty holders/responsible individuals to safely manage asbestos containing materials within non-domestic premises.
The common mistake many duty holders make is thinking that completion of a standard Asbestos Management Survey complies with Regulation 4 – but it doesn’t!
There are many more requirements upon completion of an asbestos survey that must be implemented, such as training, management planning and the review process.
For many duty holders this can be a daunting task as they either don’t have the time or necessary qualifications and experience to undertake this activity.
We have a team of qualified, dedicated asbestos consultants who can manage all your asbestos requirements and take away the stress and pressure that it brings.
Our intention is to offer a non-contract monthly service package to suit your building requirements in order to manage your asbestos safely and these are listed below:
STANDARD – From £90.00 +VAT
STANDARD PLUS – From £175.00 +VAT
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