Essential asbestos inspection before any refurbishment or fit-out works, protecting your project, your contractors, and your compliance.
A refurbishment survey is required before any refurbishment, fit-out, or maintenance work that may disturb the building fabric in a premises that may contain asbestos. Unlike a management survey, it is fully intrusive, involving destructive inspection of all areas affected by planned works to ensure all ACMs are identified before work begins.
HFS carries out refurbishment surveys under our UKAS ISO/IEC 17020 accreditation, in full accordance with HSG264. All samples are analysed at our own laboratory.
If you own or manage a non-domestic building built before the year 2000, the answer is yes. You fall under Regulation 4 (duty to manage) of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, which means you have to manage asbestos safely, primarily via an asbestos management survey. The law also says you should have a refurbishment demolition survey before doing any kind of intrusive work. All the ACMs must be removed, and treated if applicable, before work start. The rules don't apply to homes, but we strongly recommend you arrange a survey for asbestos refurbishment before you carry out intrusive work, for the safety of everyone who lives in or visits your property.
It depends on the size of the premises, the extent of the work you want to do, and the date the building was built. As soon as we've collected all the information we need, we'll be able to give you an accurate timescale.
If the building or area of survey is going to be used after the survey, our team can make good any damage caused when making sure the place is safe. We always take samples with every safety measure in mind, along with all the right control measures. For extra peace of mind, we're always happy to carry out a reassurance air test to confirm it's safe for people to return.
Asbestos removal must be carried out by trained professionals. If the materials are likely to crumble, the removal needs to be licensed. This means you'll need to find an asbestos removal company licensed by The Health and Safety Executive. Along with carrying out the survey, we can also arrange and manage the removal process for you, ensuring all work is carried out to the best standard.
