Asbestos Surveys

The key to managing asbestos is to:

Identify its location
Through laboratory testing identify its type
Ascertain its condition
Work out how much you have of the material

This can be achieved by carrying out one of the following surveys:

Type 1- Presumptive survey
(In this survey no samples are taken only a visual inspection takes place and any suspect material is assumed to be asbestos. Whilst this is a cheaper and quicker way of complying with the regulations in the long term you may well end up with an expensive management plan for unproven asbestos).
Type 2- Visual with samples
(In this survey a representative number of samples are taken of any suspect materials and analysed in a laboratory, producing a far more accurate report. While this survey takes longer and is more expensive to produce you only end up managing positive asbestos material and it is invariably a cheaper situation) Type 2 survey is the most widely used to comply with regulations.
Type 3- Fully intrusive with samples
(This survey is normally used prior to major refurbishment or demolition and is required to locate all asbestos within a building and therefore a more destructive inspection is carried out. Samples are taken in the same way as for type 2 surveys.)

MDHS Consultant surveyors will carry out the survey best suited to your needs and with the results collate a report to show all the relevant information in a form that complies with the new legislation.

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