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We offer a friendly & professional service to all residential and commercial clients. Our Surveyors are regulated and registered by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, which ensures highly qualified Professionals will undertake your work and therefore carry full professional indemnity insurance for you total peace of mind.
  

1Why should you ask us to quote for your work?

  • We offer completely impartial advice.
  • We have no financial interest or connection with any Asbestos Removal Companies.
  • We will only recommend removal of asbestos containing materials (ACM's) when it is necessary!!!
  • With the requirements being imposed on Employers, Building Owners and Leaseholders on repairing leases; it is essential that those responsible are aware of their duties. We have produced a Clients Guide as an introduction to this new Legislation.
  • All Survey types undertaken in accordance with MDHS 100.
 THE THREE TYPES OF SURVEY AS SETOUT IN MDHS 100: 

Type 1:

Location and assessment survey (presumptive survey)

The purpose of the survey is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect asbestos containing materials (ACMs) in the building and assess their condition. This survey essentially defers the need to sample and analyse for asbestos (or the absence thereof) until a later time (e.g. prior to demolition or major refurbishment). The duty holder bears potential additional costs of management for some non-asbestos containing materials. All areas should be accessed and inspected as far as reasonably practical or must be presumed to contain asbestos. Any materials which can reasonably be expected to contain asbestos must be presumed to contain asbestos and where it appears highly likely to contain asbestos, there should be a strong presumption that it does. All materials which are presumed or strongly presumed to contain asbestos must be assessed for potential fibre release. 

Type 2:

Standard sampling, identification and assessment survey (sampling survey)

The purpose and procedures used in this survey are the same as for Type 1, except that representative samples are collected and analysed for the presence of asbestos. Samples from each type of suspect ACM found are collected and analysed to confirm or refute the surveyor's judgement. If the material sampled is found to contain asbestos, other similar homogenous materials used in the same way in the building can be strongly presumed to contain asbestos. Less homogenous materials will require a greater number of samples. The number should be sufficient for the surveyor to make an assessment of whether asbestos is or is not present. Sampling may take place simultaneously with the survey, or as in the case of some larger surveys, can be carried out as a separate exercise after the Type 1 survey is complete.