Commercial Asbestos Surveys

Commercial Asbestos Surveys: Ensuring Workplace Safety Across Scotland.

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Do Your Commercial Premises Meet HSE Standards?

If you own a commercial property built before the year 2000, it's crucial to be aware of your legal responsibilities regarding asbestos. This includes offices, retail spaces, and industrial sites like manufacturing and distribution premises. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) mandates that these properties have an asbestos management survey in place. This survey identifies any asbestos-containing materials and assesses their condition.

Risk Assessment Understanding and Managing Asbestos in Your Property

Understanding and managing asbestos in your property is crucial for ensuring a safe environment. Asbestos surveys are essential for identifying and managing asbestos in commercial properties, providing a comprehensive assessment of its presence.


Asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) can be found in various parts of a commercial building, including ceilings, walls, and floors. It's important to be aware of these locations, as ACMs can be disturbed during maintenance, repairs, or renovations, releasing asbestos fibres into the air.


This poses a serious health risk to occupants. Therefore, effective asbestos management requires a comprehensive plan and regular monitoring to prevent fibre release and ensure ongoing safety.

What type of commercial asbestos survey is required?

MANAGEMENT SURVEY (FORMERLY TYPE 2 ASBESTOS SURVEY)

Minimal intrusion, our survey identifies and locates the presence of ACMs in a commercial building at the most basic level. It is used to assess the condition of ACMs and provides a risk assessment for any disturbance.


REFURBISHMENT & DEMOLITION SURVEYS (FORMERLY TYPE 3 ASBESTOS SURVEY)

Before any work can take place to refurbish or demolish a building, a refurbishment and demolition survey must be completed. This is used to identify and locate all ACMs in the property. Full access internally and externally is required for completion. Please note, this type of survey is intrusive and may cause damage.

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At Core Asbestos Services, our specialist commercial asbestos surveyors deal with all manner of commercial properties that may be suffering from ACM issues. Numerous factors - including age and type of building, access and visibility issues - determine the type of survey required.


Our expertise will ensure minimal disruption and maximum protection for your property and your staff.

We also provide commercial and industrial asbestos removal, collection and disposal throughout Scotland

Are you looking for fast, efficient, and affordable asbestos disposal? 


Our asbestos removal and disposal network covers all of Scotland. We offer compliance support and assistance. Our services provide the required services for asbestos waste disposal safely and legally to individuals, businesses, contractors, and tradespeople.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Are commercial properties required to have an asbestos survey?

    You, as a commercial property owner, must check your lease to determine who is responsible. 2) Locate the asbestos. An accredited asbestos surveyor will be needed to complete the task.



  • What do I need to sell my commercial property without an asbestos certificate?

    A property owner/occupier should be able produce an Asbestos Report in order to show the details of all works done to remove asbestos

  • What you can expect to pay for a commercial asbestos survey?

    Core Asbestos Services is frequently asked by our clients what is the cost for their asbestos survey. There is no fixed cost for asbestos surveys. This question can be answered by many variables.


    Size and Type of Commercial Property

    Cost of an asbestos survey will be directly affected by the size and type of property being inspected.


    The survey cost will be higher if the building is larger.


    The surveyor will need details of each space and room in the property to complete the asbestos survey.


    A building with multiple rooms or offices may be more expensive than an open-plan warehouse. Because it takes more time to inspect every room individually, regardless if the warehouse has a larger surface area.


    There is a general difference between properties, depending on their type, composition, and size.


    Property Age

    When it comes to asbestos survey cost, the age of a property is also important.


    A building built before 1990s has a greater chance of asbestos-containing materials being used in its construction.


    You should also consider the different types of asbestos products in the property (e.g. roofing tiles, siding, etc.).


    Asbestos surveys will be more thorough the older the building. The survey cost will be significantly higher.


    Types of Asbestos Survey

    Which type of asbestos survey are you looking for? A management asbestos survey will usually cost less than a refurbishment/demolition asbestos survey. A refurbishment/demolition asbestos survey is more invasive and therefore takes more time and cost.


    Site Access

    The cost of surveying will also be affected by the accessibility of the property.


    Certain commercial properties may have security restrictions. Permission might be required to gain access to the site.


    To conduct more intrusive surveys, it is necessary that the building's occupants be evacuated while the survey takes place.


    Sometimes, it is necessary to plan ahead to schedule the survey or to have the contractor complete the survey outside of normal business hours.


    It is possible that some areas of the building may be hard to reach physically.


    Survey costs will rise if there are obstructions or heights involved.


    In these cases, a risk assessment will be done to determine if scaffolding is required or if the survey requires the use of certain equipment.


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