| Are you aware of the changes in asbestos | | | | the building Be careful not too think that " Right, |
| regulations | | | | I've got my survey , thats that" and leave it in a |
| This is an asbestos fact sheet | | | | drawer to gather dust! Management surveys |
| Asbestos legislation | | | | need continually monitored and updated when |
| The Asbestos regs 2006 places a clear | | | | neccessary! |
| responsibiltiy on people who own,lease or manage | | | | An asbestos survey should slot into your health & |
| commercial or business premises like | | | | safety plan of the premisesbefore during type 1 |
| surgeries,offices & retail outlets etc | | | | & 2 asbestos surveys the surveyor did not have |
| So what are these changes, and do they affect | | | | to investigate fully behind moveable panels etc, |
| you? | | | | this is NOT the case now and the surveyor will |
| From Roughly 4 years ago the health & safety | | | | have to access all areas that are humanly possible! |
| executive implemented new changes to the | | | | The old style type 1& 2 asbestos surveys which |
| asbestos regs In the new regulations, guidelines | | | | consisted of a simple walkthrough of premises is |
| for asbestos surveyors & duty holders | | | | now no longer adequete.The new survey |
| (MDHS100) of commercial premises were laid | | | | guidelines indicate that asbestos surveys should |
| down.The HSE recognised that workers were still | | | | leave no stone unturned when trying to find |
| being exposed to asbestos EVEN after a | | | | asbestos containing materials. |
| property had been given the all clear by surveying | | | | These surveys are required where a building (or |
| firms, because rouge surveying companies were | | | | part of it) is to be refurbished or |
| simply initiaiting simplistic type 1 surveys which | | | | demolished.These types of surveys will be fully |
| were completely inadequte! | | | | intrusive and involve destructive inspection, where |
| So the government made sweeping changes this | | | | necessary, to gain access behind walls, under |
| year with the introduction of guidelines HSG 264 | | | | floors, ceiling cavities etc (this list is not |
| (Asbestos ; The Survey Guide)Although The | | | | exhaustive) |
| surveying methods have remained the same, | | | | Pre-refurbishment surveys are fully intrusive full |
| although the way in which surveyors inspect the | | | | indepth type asbestos surveys |
| properties changed slightly. | | | | These changes were introduced in 2006 and |
| The older type one and two surveys have been | | | | although the Health & Safety Executive have |
| replaced by asbestos management surveys | | | | allowed surveyors and duty-holders alike a certain |
| An asbestos management survey is required to | | | | amount of grace period for the new changes to |
| establish if asbestos is present within any | | | | be filtered into operation, earlier this year it |
| workplace where people may be exposed to | | | | became mandatory for duty holders & surveyors |
| asbestos. Such as employees, tradesmen, | | | | to follow the new guidelines set down in HSG 264 |
| maintenance, public etc the management survey | | | | - Asbestos: The survey guide. |
| forms part of the overall health & safety plan of | | | | |