Asbestos surveys

AMS carry out asbestos surveys for clients in order to keep them compliant with the latest regulations issued by the Health & Safety Executive, HSG264 Asbestos: the survey guide.

Our asbestos reports are both clear and easy to understand and are available on our fully searchable secure internet based asbestos records management system. This has no software license to pay for and the system can be used to manage your Asbestos in its entirety. From asbestos statutory re-inspections, asbestos removal management, asbestos air testing and bulk analysis archiving. Contact us to request a free, no obligation demonstration of our ASK system and it’s capabilities to help you manage your asbestos completely.

A brief description of each type of asbestos survey:

Management surveys

Are carried out in all non-domestic properties in order to allow the dutyholder to produce an Asbestos Mangement Plan. This plan is required by the HSE and helps prevent accidental exposure to airbourne asbestos fibres released as the asbestos containing materials through normal wear and tear. The asbestos containing materials should be re-inspectedregularly by a competent person to ensure that the ACMs remain in good condition.

Pre-refurbishment or pre-demolition asbestos surveys

Must be carried out before any maintenence tasks are started that could involve the disturbance of asbestos containing materials that are hidden in the fabric of the building. Often called a fully intrusive survey, the survey team must make every effort to find all of the ACMs in either, the location where the work will be carried out, or, in the case of a pre-demolition scenario, all of the asbestos containing materials.

ACM re-inspections

Statutory re-inspections must be carried out to make sure that a, previously well maintained, ACM has not become damaged which, in extreme circumstances, could be realeasing asbestos fibres into the atmosphere. Inhaling asbestos fibres has been closely linked to the development of the deadly cancer, Mesothelioma, from which, it is estimated that at least 4000 people die from a year. AMS can carry out your re-inspections and update your asbestos management plan on your behalf.

For more informationabout any of our asbestos surveys or any of our other services, please call our Customer Services Team on 01670 737355.