With effect from May 2004 the Health and Safety Executive brought out new regulations that all non domestic premises must have an asbestos register, even if it is a new building, the builder or developer should hand the owner of the building necessary documentation to declare that no asbestos products were used in the construction of the building.

The object of the register is so that prior to any works being undertaken in the building, the owner of the building can check to see if there could be an asbestos problem during the construction works. If there is, then it is his responsibility to get it removed or made safe by licensed contractors before you start any of your works.

In order to avoid contamination to the workforce the HSE is striving to achieve that contractors do not start knocking down, drilling or cutting holes through walls that could easily contain ACM's (Asbestos Containing Materials), therefore exposing not only yourselves but also your colleagues and other personnel to asbestos dust. This then results in not only delays to the contract, but also the owner of the company/building and your employers getting heavily fined and being served with prohibition notices and possible compensation claims.

There are 3 types of survey that you would come across in premises. These are:-

Type 1, which is a presumptive survey with no samples taken and all areas must be presumed to contain ACM's until proven otherwise.

Type 2, which is the standard sampling survey and reporting results with photographs and recommendations together with identifying low, medium or high risk areas.

Type 3, which is an intrusive or pre-demolition survey normally carried out before any refurbishment works or demolition works.

We at East Coast Insulations have Surveyors trained and certificated to P402 standards by British Institute of Occupational Hygienists and are fully qualified to undertake all of the above works in accordance with MDHS100.

The registers that we complete are very user friendly with each area of possible concern detailing location, types, conditions, photographic evidence and recommendations.

Each sampling site has it's own dedicated page thus avoiding constant cross-referencing.