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Asbestos inspection — Asbestos removal specialist
State whether the inspection supports ongoing building management or planned work that will disturb the fabric. Supply available drawings and earlier reports, and leave suspect materials undisturbed while the surveyor decides the appropriate scope and sampling arrangements.
Service scope
Commissioning a competent survey or assessment to identify suspected asbestos-containing materials and record relevant findings. The survey purpose and accessible areas must be defined; a routine management assessment is not interchangeable with investigation before intrusive refurbishment.
What is normally included
- Survey-purpose and access scoping
- Specialist inspection and appropriate testing coordination
- Location, limitation and finding documentation
What is not included
- Visual confirmation of asbestos from a photo
- Customer collection of samples
Typical tasks
- Establish the survey purpose
- Review previous reports and plans
- Agree access and inspection boundaries
- Arrange appropriate specialist assessment
- Explain findings, uninspected areas and next steps
What to include in your brief
- Intended use of the survey
- Building plans
- Earlier asbestos records
- Areas affected by planned work
- Occupancy and access restrictions
Choosing the right professional
Ask whether the proposed survey is suitable for the decision or works you intend. Confirm how exclusions and inaccessible areas will be recorded and how any laboratory analysis is arranged by appropriate professionals.
Important considerations
- A survey with the wrong purpose can leave relevant areas unassessed
- An inaccessible area is not evidence that asbestos is absent
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