Asbestos Surveys an essential guide
Asbestos Surveys – an essential guide
Our asbestos surveying team provides a service for dutyholders to ensure the safety of their staff and inhabitants as currently reports indicate that over twenty tradesmen a week die from asbestos related illnesses. Any building or workplace that was refurbished before the year 2000 may have had asbestos used within it.
Based on this information there are several essential key issues for a qualified asbestos survey company to identify when coming into a premises or workplace.
These are:
- When dealing with asbestos the exact location needs to be identified.
- The condition of the asbestos needs to be checked through a testing assessment.
- A calculation of the total amount present needs to be identified and recorded.
- A laboratory analysis test needs to be done to find the exact type of asbestos present within.
- Toilet cisterns, Fuse boxes, wall panelling, floor tiles, heater cupboards and house insulation are all places where asbestos can be prevalent but there are many more that need to identified and reviewed during a comprehensive asbestos survey .
Why we need asbestos surveys and the dangers of asbestos exposure:
The dangers of not having an efficient asbestos surveys company can lead to the following:
- Asbestos related lung cancer which is similar to the lung cancer a smoker can receive.
- Asbestosis is a scarring of the lung due to heavy asbestos exposure. Shortness of breath is common and in a worse case scenario proves fatal.
- Mesothelioma a cancer prevailing in the lung lining and bottom of the digestion tract, due to asbestos exposure which nearly always fatal.
- Pleural Thickening asbestos exposure thickens the pleura (lining of the lung) causing discomfort and shortness of breath.
Many insurance companies are refusing to cover duty holders unless they have an up to date asbestos management plan. Alongside this due to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, operatives who come into contact or deal with asbestos must have proficient asbestos training not only to identify the risks but to completely cover the whole spectrum of protection awareness.
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