H&S - Asbestos

Question 1

Legislation & RICS Guidance:

Answer 1

• The control of Asbestos Regulations (2012)
• Asbestos Legal Requirements & Best Practice For Property Professionals And Clients, 4th Edition (2022)

Question 2

What is in the guidance note?

Answer 2

• Details on materials containing asbestos
• How to commission an asbestos survey
• What to include in an asbestos management plan

Question 3

What is asbestos?

Answer 3

Its an insulating material which, undisturbed causes no risk. However when disturbed it releases toxic fibres which embed themselves in the lungs and cause serious health problems.

Question 4

What type of asbestos surveys are there?

Answer 4

• Management surveys
  o Required to locate, assess and advise on a management plan for the daily occupation of a premises
  o No sampling required.
• Renovation / demolition survey:
  o Required for when a premises, or part, is going to be upgraded, refurbished or demolished
  o Samples are taken of suspect materials which are believed to contain asbestos
  o Recommendations are then provided on management

Question 5

Where would you find asbestos?

Answer 5

• Cladding
• Roof
• Boiler room / plant room / old pipes
• Riser cupboards

Question 6

What are the three types of asbestos?

Answer 6

• Brown (amosite)
• Blue (crocidolite)
• White (chrysolite)
  White illegal since 1999 and others since 1985