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Asbestos Surveys & Surveying
Introduction to Asbestos Surveys:
The first step in dealing with asbestos in any way is to identify its location, type, extent and condition. In order to do this some type of asbestos survey / surveying will be required.
Oracle Solutions, offer a full range of asbestos surveys / surveying techniques and survey types, which include all premises, buildings and locations and covers all survey eventualities and requirements.
As a leading UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited asbestos consultancy all our asbestos surveyors and consultants are trained to the highest standards and as a minimum hold BOHS P402 Asbestos Survey / Surveying Certification and have a minimum of two years survey experience. All surveys, analysis of results and reporting are carried out to the highest standards and are in full accordance with HSG264 Asbestos: The Survey Guide and HSG248 Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures”.
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The current Health & Safety Executive guidance note in relation to asbestos surveys is:
HSG264 Asbestos: The Survey Guide
This guidance describes three different asbestos survey types as;
1) Asbestos Management Survey or;
2) Asbestos Refurbishment Survey or;
3) Asbestos Demolition Survey.
Sampling for the presence of asbestos during surveying:
Where sampling is carried out as part of an asbestos survey, samples from each type of suspect ACM (Asbestos Containing Material) are collected and analysed. If the material sampled is found to contain asbestos they are considered to be representative of other similar materials used in the same way in the building. Less homogeneous materials (e.g. different surfaces/coating, evidence of repair etc) required a greater number of samples to be collected. All samples collected are analysed within a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited laboratory.
Other information within HSG264 Asbestos: The Survey Guide:
The asbestos survey guide includes details with regards to what clients and surveyors duty’s are and what to expect from both parties. Please see our fact sheet for further details.
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Asbestos Reporting/what the client gets:
The following is a list of information which is included within the asbestos survey report as laid down by HSG264 Asbestos: The survey Guide.
Each asbestos survey report contains:
- Introduction covering the scope of work
- An executive summary of the survey
- General site and survey information
- Survey results
- Assessment of risk
- Conclusions and actions
- Asbestos survey bulk sample analysis results
- Survey plans and drawings
Additionally all Oracle Solutions asbestos survey reports contain full colour photographs of sampling points and asbestos containing materials which are included with asbestos register sheets.
For more detailed information on asbestos reports/registers and what you will receive when the asbestos survey has been completed please see our Asbestos Survey Reports page.
Remember an asbestos survey on its own does not constitute compliance with ‘The Duty to Manage Asbestos’ under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012′. For further information on asbestos management and complying with the law see our Asbestos Management section.
Please contact us for more in depth information with regards to any of the above.
For asbestos survey quotes and costs why not use our online survey quotation service
