(Newswire.net — March 19, 2018) — An asbestos survey or demolition is a very important exercise that should be carried out to ensure that workers are not exposed to the deadly asbestos fiber. It is also important for individuals to carry out this kind of a survey to ensure that their buildings are safe enough for them. You see, asbestos building materials and roofing materials are known to cause cancer and exposure to these materials should be prevented by all means.
Are you planning to demolish or refurbish your house? Well, if your home or building is built by the use of asbestos materials, then you need to contact EDP UK to help you carry a survey to determine the kind of precaution that will be required in the process.
Here are 5 reasons to have an asbestos survey done in 2018:
1. Pre-demolition asbestos survey
There are instances when one wants to demolish a building so that they can put up another one. Well, the process of demolition of a house will require a lot of people to be involved. As such, a survey will need to be carried out to determine the presence of materials that may contain asbestos in the building. A pre-demolition survey will help to safeguard the contractors and their workers so that any asbestos-containing materials in the building can be handled with the required care.
2. Refurbishments of buildings
If you plan to refurbish your home or building, it is important that an asbestos survey is carried. This is a requirement before you can do any upgrading job for your home. This is mostly required for all the refurbishment works in a non-residential building so that the people who occupy the building or the workers doing the demolitions can be safe. Contractors will always need to see the survey before they can undertake any works in buildings that were built before the year 2000.
3. Asbestos Management Surveys
If you own a non-domestic property, then you are required by law to always have an asbestos management survey all the time. This survey will help locate all the ACMs in the property and assess their condition. The survey will also recommend the steps that should be taken in the management of the ACMs so that all the people in the building can be assured of their security. You need to be aware that this survey needs to be updated annually. However, it could be required often if the asbestos in the building is deteriorating.
4. Your building was constructed before 2000
If you own a building that was constructed before the year 2000, then an asbestos survey is a very important exercise that should be carried out. Well, this also requires buildings that were altered before 2000 to have an asbestos survey carried out. You see, a building that was constructed prior to the year 2000 may contain one or even more of the 3000 products that contained asbestos. When this survey is done, a report is made and any presence of asbestos is noted and documented.
5. Health purposes
As we all know, the presence and exposure to asbestos have a lot of health implications for the people. It is important that an asbestos survey is carried out to ensure that any presence of this material is noted and steps are taken to prevent people from exposure. It may also help the health practitioners to diagnose any signs of contamination by people who live in places where asbestos is present.