Asbestos surveys and management
Management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys, register support and condition monitoring for non-domestic premises and the common parts of multi-occupied residential buildings.
Scope confirmed firstPremises, systems and required output agreed before instruction.
Appropriate competenceThe delivery route is matched to the agreed specialist scope.
Usable written evidenceReports and findings are returned against the correct site.
Discipline-specific methodThe approach and evidence are matched to asbestos surveys and management.
Service overview
An asbestos survey records the location and condition of accessible asbestos-containing materials within a defined scope. The correct survey type depends on whether the building will remain in normal occupation or undergo intrusive refurbishment or demolition work.
Get the right scope for my siteRegulatory framework
These summaries identify the principal framework in England, Wales or Great Britain as labelled. The exact duty depends on jurisdiction, premises, equipment, use and the party in control.
Requires the dutyholder to determine whether asbestos is present or liable to be present, record its location and condition, assess risk and maintain a written management plan.
Before work liable to disturb the building fabric, asbestos must be identified and assessed and the work planned with suitable controls.
Defines management surveys and refurbishment or demolition surveys, including survey planning, access, sampling, caveats and reporting.
HSE strongly recommends accredited surveying organisations; sample analysis and relevant air testing require appropriately accredited laboratory provision.
Scope of service
Before appointment, we confirm the required output, available evidence, access limitations and the areas, systems or assets included in the instruction.
Reporting output
How it works
Establish the premises, intended work and correct survey or review type.
Check plans, previous surveys, registers and access constraints before attendance.
The appropriate competent specialist completes the site work and agreed sampling route.
Organise findings, limitations and management actions so the dutyholder can act.
Built for the people managing the risk
Choose the route closest to your role and property type. The technical scope stays specific to this service while access, communication and reporting reflect the operating environment.
Coordinate consistent asbestos evidence across client estates and contractor handovers.
See the sector approachPlan surveys around occupied buildings, estates teams and future works.
See the sector approachManage communal areas and maintenance information across residential portfolios.
See the sector approachBuild clearer records for varied, occupied and publicly accessible premises.
See the sector approachTechnical and procurement questions
The correct service depends on the premises, systems, equipment, use and dutyholder position. These points are confirmed before appointment.
Request a scoped quotationIf you manage a non-domestic building or relevant communal residential areas built or refurbished before 2000, the dutyholder must determine whether asbestos is present or liable to be present and manage the risk. The correct evidence route depends on the premises and planned activity.
A management survey supports normal occupation and maintenance. A refurbishment or demolition survey is more intrusive and is scoped to the parts of the building that planned work will disturb.
Only within its stated scope and access. Uninspected areas and agreed limitations must be recorded and should not be treated as confirmed clear.
No. The management plan should be reviewed at least every 12 months and sooner when circumstances change. Known or presumed materials should be reinspected at intervals appropriate to their condition and risk; this does not automatically require a new full survey.
Not automatically. Materials in good condition and unlikely to be disturbed can often remain in place under an effective management plan. Damaged materials or those likely to be disturbed require a suitable risk-based response.
Yes. Each site still needs an appropriate scope and report, while access, document collection and reporting can be coordinated at portfolio level.
Request a quotation
Tell us about the property, system or equipment involved and what has prompted the instruction. We will confirm the information required before issuing a proposal.