Asbestos Surveys, Testing and Inspection –
Manchester, Stockport and Nationwide
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Asbestos surveys near me.
Over 35 Years Combined Experience in Asbestos Surveys
Knight Specialist Services are located in Stockport, Manchester but can respond to enquiries nationwide. Our team has a vast amount of experience in Asbestos Surveys, Testing and Inspection and we have helped many satisfied customers nationwide comply successfully with necessary Asbestos legislation.
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Asbestos Surveys
We are fully proficient at both Asbestos Management and Asbestos Refurbishment Surveys including Asbestos Testing. We can respond to enquiries nationwide.
Asbestos Management
We have vast experience of managing many different construction scenarious where asbestos has been present, including busy city centre locations to large industrial and agricultural sites. We can manage all schemes for the removal of licensed and non-licensed asbestos.
Qualitative Face Fit Testing
Face Fit Testing should be carried out on all individuals to ensure the RPE is suitable. We have a great deal of experience with face fit testing in the north west and nationwide. Contact us to book your staff on to a fitting session.
Asbestos Surveys in Stockport, Manchester and Nationwide
We are based in the North West of England but we are able to offer affordable Asbestos consultancy and management services nationwide. Our team cover Greater Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and London with professional asbestos surveys, sampling and consultancy to ensure your business complies with necessary legislation. Furthermore, we can reach locations across Cheshire, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Staffordshire. For complete Asbestos Services look no further.
Do you Require an Asbestos Refurbishment or Demolition Survey?
A refurbishment or demolition survey is required before any refurbishment or demolition work is carried out. This types of survey is used to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, all asbestos containing materials in the area where the refurbishment work will take place or in the whole building depending on your scope of works. The survey will be fully intrusive and involve destructive inspection, as necessary, to gain access to all areas, including those that may be difficult to reach.
The Survey is a legal requirement prior to your contractor carrying out the following works, but not limited:
- Refurbishment of one room.
- Refurbishment of a dwelling, commercial property and residential where your contractor may come into contact with asbestos (buildings built pre 2000)
- Renovation works to any part of your property.
- Demolition of part or whole of your property including domestic dwellings and commercial/industrial premises.
- Mechanical and Electrical Installations and Maintenance of any systems, where the existing building may be disturbed as part of the inspections/routine maintenance.
- Structural Surveys where the structural surveyor may need to open up areas of the building.
- Prior to other contractors entering the building i.e. dry rot, timber surveys etc, where your contractor can come into contact with asbestos containing materials.
Do you need an Asbestos Management Survey?
The legislation that sets the rules for asbestos and asbestos surveys is the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012. Contained in section 4 of the regulations, is the duty to manage. This is directed at those who manage non-domestic properties, built before 2000. These people are responsible for protecting others from the risk of asbestos exposure. They need to protect employees and people who use the premises in other ways.
Contact us now on 0161 333 0767 to book a site visit or discuss any other of our Asbestos Services. Read more on our Asbestos Management services HERE.
Domestic Properties
Should you be carrying out any Refurbishment Works on your Domestic Property, then there is a requirement that you have a fully intrusive Asbestos Refurbishment Survey carried out to all areas where your Contractor is carrying out their work. This is to protect both the homeowner, contractor and visitors to the site.
The duty also covers ‘common’ areas of some domestic buildings i.e. common parts to flats, HMO’s and properties where shared access points are used:
- Corridors
- Lift shafts and lifts
- Foyers
- Staircases
- Roof spaces
- Outhouses
- Yards
Non-Domestic Properties
The duty covers all non-domestic properties built before 2000. Such as industrial, commercial or public buildings, including, but not exclusive to:
• Factories
• Warehouses
• Offices
• Shops
• Hospitals
• Schools
• Care homes
• Dental and G.P. practices
• Leisure centres
Competent Asbestos Surveyors in Manchester, Stockport and the North West
It is the responsibility of the duty holder, which is often the owner of a building or the maintaining tenant of a building who would be responsible for requesting an asbestos survey.
Asbestos surveys are a legal requirement in line with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. A duty holder who has not fulfilled their legal responsibility regarding asbestos can face prosecution by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) if an employee, tenant or member of the public is exposed to asbestos.
When you need to confirm the presence of Asbestos, Knight Specialist Services can help you select the survey which is suitable for you. All of our surveys are undertaken by a very experienced Asbestos Surveyor, adhering to HSG 264:The Survey Guide.
Asbestos Services – Helping you avoid the dangers
Asbestos is regarded as the single greatest cause of work-related deaths in the UK. You can read more about the risks of Asbestos on the UK Government’s HSE website HERE.
We provide professional and affordable Asbestos consultancy services nationwide to help you manage any health risks present on your project. The towns and cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Derby, Warrington, Wigan, Blackburn, Chester and York are all within easy reach.
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