Asbestos Surveys for Industrial Buildings
A potential hazard within industrial workplaces, such as factories and warehouses, is the presence of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). As the dutyholder of such buildings, the protection, health and safety of your staff is a huge priority - as ACMs...
Which Type of Asbestos Survey Do I Need?
Especially if you’ve never had to deal with asbestos in any form, knowing where to start with the correct asbestos survey can feel quite daunting. Not only from a legally-compliant standpoint if you’re a building dutyholder, but from a general health and safety...
What is an Asbestos Register?
An asbestos register, also known as an asbestos risk register, is a vital paper or electronic document which holds key information about the presence (or presumed presence) of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) within a building or premises. A key part of an...
Job Opportunity – Asbestos Surveyor
Pillars Environmental are a family-run Asbestos consultancy business based in the North West, operating throughout the UK. We have the opportunity for an experienced Asbestos Surveyor to join our team and can offer an immediate start. Asbestos Surveyor Job...
What is an Asbestos Re-Inspection Survey?
If you have ever required an asbestos survey to be undertaken at your commercial or residential property, there may be a chance that you’ve come across an asbestos re-inspection survey too. Alongside refurbishment & demolition (R&D) surveys and asbestos...
The Importance of Commercial Asbestos Surveys
As a responsible business owner or property manager, protecting your staff and ensuring their safety is a top priority. One potential hazard that can be often overlooked is the presence of asbestos in a place of work. By obtaining a commercial asbestos report, you can...
Why Domestic Asbestos Surveys Are Beneficial For Older Homes
Why might an asbestos survey be needed for domestic properties built before 2000? Because, prior to that year, when the ‘final’ ban on asbestos was introduced in the UK, there was a strong possibility it could be present in any domestic property, due to the popularity...
Why Asbestos Sampling Kits Are Potentially Not a Safe Idea
If you’re responsible for any building - domestic, commercial or otherwise - and believe there may be asbestos present in your property, what is the next course of action? While many people may try and sample possible asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) with at home...
Who Has the Duty to Manage Asbestos?
We mention the asbestos ‘Dutyholder’ often in our blogs and across our website, speaking of their duty to manage asbestos. However, the term Dutyholder may not be one you are familiar with and pinning down a building's Dutyholder may be difficult. This is because who...
3 Reasons You Might Need An Asbestos Survey
Asbestos surveys are undertaken on a wide range of property types, sites and for a multitude of reasons. Here, our asbestos consultants cover some of the most common reasons you may need an asbestos survey undertaking.Reason 1: Refurbishment, maintenance or demolition...
ASBESTOS
SURVEYS
Our process will usually begin with either a refurbishment/demolition or management asbestos survey. Both surveys are HSG264-compliant…
ASBESTOS
MANAGEMENT PLAN
An Asbestos Management Plan shapes your commitment to asbestos obligations, detailing how you ensure that nobody will be exposed to asbestos…
ASBESTOS REMOVAL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Asbestos removal and abatement projects are often comprehensive and costly. To help keep these projects under control, we can co-ordinate activity…
