Everything you need to know about Asbestos Surveys

1. 1 Everything you need to know about Asbestos Surveys A visual inspection of a property is known as Asbestos Surveys. A small sample of materials will be safely removed which suspected to contain Asbestos by the surveyor. If you maintain non-domestic premise then it is a legal requirement to have a property surveyed by a qualified Asbestos specialist. What happens during an asbestos survey? In an office environment, a surveyor will look in ceiling voids, under the carpet, and in areas of the building where routine maintenance occurs. The job of the surveyor is to log every room in the building and report on the material used to construct it. If the surveyor is not able to access a particular area they deem it as not accessed and presume Asbestos may be present. The Asbestos Surveys is referred to as a management survey. If you intend to demolish a property then the Asbestos Surveys required will be more destructive. This will involve more destructive access to the property to allow the surveyor to access areas where the work is being undertaken. The Asbestos Surveys involves assistance such as An electric to access electrical system and switch gears MEWP to access the outer building at a high level Concrete core drilling to access below floor slabs The Asbestos Surveys is undertaken when the property is empty or ideally when it will not be required. https://www.acanz.co.nz/

2. 2 Types of Asbestos Surveys 1. Buildings surveyed without checking in inaccessible places. The inaccessible place should also be treated as they contain asbestos until inspection and analysis prove. 2. A full Asbestos Surveys normally carried out before a building's demolition. This could mean inspection in cavity walls, below floors or above the ceiling is the surveyor believes that there is a risk of asbestos being present. Regulations of asbestos survey To find all the reasonable accessible asbestos-containing material Record the condition Write a management plan based on the risk Advice all involved in the management plan Finding a competent asbestos survey A good place to start is by asking the local building surveyor practice if they have a competent asbestos surveyor in their practice and if not they can recommend a surveyor that they aware of. Ask local companies who have surveyed their building and how competent asbestos survey was. Ask for reference and take them up. Beware of the cost for the work suggested from the survey, if it appears too cheap then is no problem Asbestos-containing materials A large amount of asbestos-containing materials are used in a wide range of construction purpose it can be either for a new building or refurbished building. It was found in the asbestos survey that still there are buildings in Northern Ireland which contain asbestos. If the materials are in poor condition or damaged then the asbestos fibers may be released into the air. These fibers may cause lung diseases including cancer. Source:https://penzu.com/p/da928c7f Contact Details Name: Assess Control Assure NZ Address: 5 Tiri Place, Mt. Wellington Auckland, NZ 1060 Phone No: 02727255946 Email: queries@acanz.co.nz Website: https://www.acanz.co.nz/ https://www.acanz.co.nz/