If you have an old building, an asbestos survey in Keighley is a legal requirement. As asbestos was used for many years as an additive to building materials, it is still present in most old buildings. Adding asbestos to building materials made them strong, and also offered many other benefits such as excellent insulation, heat and chemical resistance. It was extensively used and can still be found in many parts of a building. Asbestos can be found in insulation, cisterns, floor tiles, ceilings, guttering and more. However, the use of asbestos was banned as it was found that inhaling the microscopic asbestos fibres caused incurable diseases and cancer later in life.
Asbestos-containing materials become brittle with age and microscopic fibres are released and become airborne. In Keighley, an asbestos survey can help identify the areas that are at risk. The survey can locate the presence of the asbestos-containing materials as well as their condition. The information gathered during the survey is helpful in creating a management plan. The management plan must be in place to ensure that there is a record of how any asbestos-containing materials in your building will be managed. An asbestos survey requires skill and experience. As such, our expert team of surveyors have the necessary credentials to ensure a safe and thorough asbestos survey.
An asbestos survey in Keighley is essential to the health and safety of the occupants of your building. We can assist with a management and a refurb/demo survey. The management survey serves to locate the presence and extent of any asbestos-containing materials that are likely to be damaged or disturbed during normal occupancy. Further, the refurb/demo survey is more intrusive and includes destructive inspection. This survey is necessary if you are planning on demolition or refurbishment on the building. For a professional asbestos survey, contact ACS today. An asbestos survey is not only essential for safety, but it is also a legal requirement.