Asbestos Surveys

By law, it is necessary that you have an 'asbestos management plan', which will be provided whenever you get asbestos surveys conducted on any property that is over 8 years old. If you do not follow the regulations of the law there can be unnecessary penalties that are easily avoidable. 

	The first consequence is putting yourself and your staff, friends and family at risk.
	Closure of premises
	Personal fines of up to £20K (~$40K)
	Disqualification from Directorship
	Custodial sentences

These might not appear to be severe penalties, but in the UK alone, over 3500 die as a direct effect of asbestos. In addition to these penalties, insurance companies may refuse to renew or accept your policy unless you have identified any possible asbestos risks and developed an asbestos management plan. To further escalate the insurance problem, if you did need to make a claim and you haven't told them about the asbestos content, your claim could be refused automatically without and debate.

The simple solution to this problem is to have an asbestos survey carried out on the desired premises. An asbestos survey will identify any risks, potential future risks and the recommended action that should be taken. Asbestos surveys can be as little as £200 depending on the size of the premises you wish to have tested.

The benefits from doing things right are incomparable than trying to hide it. As well as avoiding any law breaking, you could lower insurance premiums, increase resale value and have an overall higher level of interest directed towards you or the property.

Managing asbestos requires 4 main points to be acknowledged;

	Identifying the locations
	Identify the type of asbestos through lab tests
	Define its condition
	Identify amounts of the asbestos

 There are 3 asbestos survey reports, otherwise known as Asbestos Type 1 Survey, Asbestos Type 2 Survey and Asbestos Type 3 Survey.

The 3 kinds are obviously used depending on the extensive research that is applied to your situation, but the main kind of asbestos survey carried out in the UK would be the Type 2. This consists of a complete survey of the building as well as testing of many suspect materials.

Surveyors will carry out the survey best suited to your required needs and with the results, generate a report to demonstrate all the relevant information in a form that complies with the new legislation.

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