Management Asbestos Surveys in Newcastle
Identify and assess asbestos-containing materials that could be disturbed during normal occupation, routine maintenance and foreseeable activity.
Establish the asbestos information needed for normal building use
A Management Survey provides evidence for the asbestos register and ongoing management arrangements within occupied premises.
Locate ACMs
Inspect relevant accessible parts of the building within the agreed survey scope.
Identify materials
Sample representative suspect materials where appropriate or record them as presumed asbestos.
Assess condition
Record material condition and characteristics relevant to potential fibre release.
Support the register
Provide information that can be transferred into the live asbestos register and management plan.
A Management Survey is not a refurbishment clearance
Management Survey
- Normal occupation
- Routine maintenance
- Asbestos registers
- Duty-to-manage information
- Minor foreseeable disturbance
Refurbishment Survey
- Opening building fabric
- Removing ceilings or floors
- Major M&E replacement
- Structural alteration
- Strip-out and fit-out work
From survey scope to asbestos register
Review
Check plans, previous reports, building use and maintenance activities.
Inspect
Systematically inspect accessible areas within the agreed scope.
Analyse
Analyse representative samples through ASM's accredited laboratory.
Manage
Transfer the findings into the asbestos register and management arrangements.
Occupied property and managed estates across Newcastle
Commercial buildings
Offices, shops and mixed-use city-centre buildings require usable asbestos information for maintenance teams and contractors.
Schools & universities
Estates can combine multiple building ages, extensions and service routes requiring controlled survey planning.
Healthcare premises
Operational healthcare property needs asbestos information that remains accessible during maintenance and project work.
Communal residential areas
Shared corridors, stairs, plant areas and service routes within managed residential blocks can fall within duty-to-manage arrangements.
Industrial premises
Workshops and older operational buildings may include roofing, insulation, panels, plant and fire-protection materials.
Newcastle office
Collingwood Buildings38 Collingwood Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 1JF
What happens after the survey?
The report is not the end of the duty-to-manage process. Relevant findings should be incorporated into the asbestos register, management plan and contractor information.
Materials remaining in place should then be monitored and reinspected according to risk.
Management Survey Newcastle FAQs
What is a Management Asbestos Survey?
Does a Management Survey satisfy Regulation 4 by itself?
Can I use it before refurbishment?
Are ASM Management Surveys UKAS accredited?
Request a Newcastle Management Survey
Send the building address, approximate size, use, existing asbestos information and required attendance date.