Asbestos Surveys
We undertake a range of Asbestos Management Surveys and Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys.
Asbestos Management Plans
Thorough Asbestos Management Plans which outline your commitment to safety.
Asbestos Removal Management
Overseeing complex asbestos removal projects providing inspections and specifications and reviewing contracts.
Contact Us
Contact us today. Our asbestos consultants are on hand to answer any questions and offer free project quotes.
Certified & Accredited Asbestos Inspectors
Are you the dutyholder of a domestic, commercial, public sector, or industrial property who is on the lookout for a safe and compliant asbestos inspection? Here at Pillars Environmental, our team is made up of fully certified and accredited asbestos inspectors who have over 35 years of experience that spans several project scales and sectors. Having held UKAS, SSIP (Acclaim), and Constructionline accreditations for decades now, there is no team of asbestos inspectors better equipped than us to undertake your asbestos surveys.
Providing a standalone service suited to you and your specific site, our accredited asbestos inspectors can undertake five different types of asbestos surveying and abatement services across Great Britain for properties of all sizes and sectors. This includes Refurbishment & Demolition Surveys, Asbestos Management Surveys, Asbestos Management Plans, Asbestos Removal Management, and Asbestos Re-Inspections.
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Refurbishment & Demolition Asbestos Surveys
Refurbishment and Demolition Surveys, or R&D surveys (formerly known as Type 3 asbestos surveys), are a legal requirement for dutyholders if their building is due to be refurbished, renovated, or demolished, or have significant maintenance works undertaken on-site.
An R&D survey is a legal requirement due to the dangerously increased likelihood of potential asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within the fabric of the building becoming disturbed or damaged, and their fibres becoming airborne in this process. Inhalation of asbestos fibres poses serious health risks, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, pleural thickening, etc.
Given the high risk, an R&D survey utilises an intrusive and highly visual approach as a method of thoroughly inspecting the premises. As accredited asbestos surveyors, our team will always ensure there are no health and safety or compliance risks during our surveys. This means the site must be fully vacated during an R&D survey.
Once our asbestos inspectors have completed the survey, the samples are always sent to an independent, UKAS-accredited laboratory for rigorous testing and analysis. The laboratory will then confirm the presence, extent, type, and condition of the potential ACMs with us. Subsequently, we will inform you of the results and work with you to decide on the best course of action, always keeping safety and compliance in mind.
“Sampling asbestos materials should be carried out by a suitably trained person. If in doubt, use a competent surveyor. To analyse a sample, you must use trained and competent analysts who must be accredited.”
-The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Asbestos Management Surveys
Contrastingly, an Asbestos Management Survey (abbreviated to AMS, once referred to as a Type 2 asbestos survey) requires a much less visual and invasive sampling method in comparison to an R&D survey. This will often include discreet inspections with minimal disruption caused to the site, e.g. removing ceiling tiles or accessing dry risers. The primary aim of an AMS is to identify any ACMs that could be disturbed during the normal occupancy of the building.
Posing a much lower risk, this means it is safe for building users to remain on the premises during the asbestos inspection. To give you complete peace of mind, our professional asbestos inspectors will only collect samples from empty or unoccupied areas of the building.
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Asbestos Management Plans
An Asbestos Management Plan (AMP) maps out the control measures a dutyholder will implement within their property in order to ensure all building users are safe from the risk of asbestos exposure.
To guarantee you remain compliant with all up-to-date UK regulations, before an AMP is carried out, an asbestos survey must take place. If the presence of asbestos has been confirmed, an AMP should be put in place to begin planning the control measures the dutyholder will put in place to safely and effectively manage and prevent any asbestos-associated risks within the premises.
Furthermore, if you own a building that was constructed or renovated before the year 2000, you are obligated by the law to carry out an asbestos survey at your premises. If the presence of asbestos is confirmed by an accredited laboratory, our licensed asbestos inspectors will recommend either an Asbestos Management Plan, Asbestos Removal Management, or Asbestos Re-Inspections as the next course of action.
Asbestos Removal Management
While we do not deal with asbestos removal directly, our skilled asbestos inspectors can help you outsource a trained and competent asbestos removal contractor with our reliable Asbestos Removal Management services.
Not only can we assist you with enlisting a credible, licensed asbestos removal company, but we can also support you with overseeing the works to guarantee complete safety and compliance from start to finish.
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Asbestos Re-Inspections
If one of our asbestos surveys confirms the presence of ACMs at your property, but they are in a good condition and have not yet deteriorated, sometimes it is safer to leave them in situ – as long as regular compliance checks are carried out by trained and competent asbestos inspectors.
This is where our trusty Asbestos Re-Inspection services come in. Our certified asbestos inspectors will monitor the ACMs on a regular basis to ensure that their condition does not deteriorate, or pose a health and safety risk to building users. How often these re-inspections will need to take place depends on whether they are located within a multi-occupancy property or not. If they are, re-inspections will need to happen more often.
As a rule of thumb, Asbestos Re-Inspections are best paired with an Asbestos Management Plan.
Contact Our Accredited Asbestos Inspectors
If you own a property that was built or renovated before the year 2000, or your premises are due to be newly refurbished, demolished, or have significant maintenance works carried out, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our licensed asbestos inspectors today.
Support is always available at Pillars Environmental to assist with several areas of asbestos surveying, management, planning, removal management, and re-inspections. With offices in Lancashire, Manchester and Cheshire, we can offer expert advice and support for several areas across Great Britain.
Our Accredited Asbestos Inspectors Work Across…
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SURVEYS
Our process will usually begin with either a refurbishment/demolition or management asbestos survey. Both surveys are HSG264-compliant…
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MANAGEMENT PLAN
An Asbestos Management Plan shapes your commitment to asbestos obligations, detailing how you ensure that nobody will be exposed to asbestos…
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Asbestos removal and abatement projects are often comprehensive and costly. To help keep these projects under control, we can co-ordinate activity…
