At least 3500 people in Great Britain die each year from mesothelioma and asbestos related lung cancer as a result of past exposure to asbestos. Annual numbers of deaths are predicted to go on rising.

Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 requires the Dutyholder for every non-domestic building to assess where asbestos is or is liable to be present and develop and implement an asbestos management plan for that building, updating it where necessary.

A common misapprehension is that once a Dutyholder has had an asbestos survey carried out at their premises this ensures compliance with the regulations. An asbestos survey alone is not sufficient to comply with the regulations. In the majority of cases an asbestos survey will be required to locate and assess all the asbestos containing materials (ACMs) present in the building. The register within the asbestos survey should form the basis of the Asbestos Management Plan.

It is also understood that the Health and Safety Executive will increasingly undertake checks that non-domestic properties have an asbestos management plan whereby the results of an assessment are incorporated into an Asbestos Management Plan.

Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and the Construction (Design Management) Regulations 1994 any property undergoing demolition or extensive refurbishment will require a Type 3 Full Access Sampling and Identification Survey. This survey is designed to be used as a basis for tendering the removal of ACMs from the building prior to demolition or major refurbishment.



The Environmental Screening is used extensively by the financial services sector for portfolio acquisitions and is the professional service of choice by major property owning institutions. It is also ideal for the acquisition of finance from lenders.

Environmental Screening reports are prepared for various pension providers and financial institutions on a regular basis, they are easy to understand and ideal for their purposes.

Our reports are also regularly undertaken for developers wishing to comply with planning conditions relating to phased investigations with a preliminary conceptual site model created to assist in targeted intrusive investigations.


Wilbourn Associates can provide
the following services:

• Strategic advice for compliance with the regulations
• Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 Asbestos Surveys by appropriately qualified personnel
• The procurement and delivery of an Asbestos Survey by an appropriate UKAS accredited inspection body
• Asbestos Management Plans to comply with the regulations
• Management of tendering process for removal of ACM's by a licensed asbestos removal contractor
• The proximity of current licensed waste management facilities;
  
  

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