Management Asbestos Survey Nottingham — information for occupation, maintenance and the asbestos register
A Management Asbestos Survey is used to locate and assess asbestos-containing materials, or materials presumed to contain asbestos, that could be disturbed during normal occupation, routine maintenance and foreseeable activity. It can provide the inspection evidence required to support an asbestos register and ongoing asbestos management arrangements.
It is not a substitute for an intrusive Refurbishment or Demolition Survey where planned work will disturb the building fabric.
What a Management Survey should help the dutyholder do
The survey report is an evidence source for ongoing asbestos management. The dutyholder still needs arrangements to record, communicate, review and control asbestos risk after the survey has been completed.
Identify relevant ACMs
Inspect accessible areas within the agreed management scope and record identified or presumed asbestos-containing materials that could be encountered during normal occupation or foreseeable maintenance.
Management planning →Record condition & vulnerability
Capture material and condition information that can support decisions on monitoring, protection, repair, access controls, encapsulation, labelling or other management actions.
Reinspection route →Support the asbestos register
Provide structured location information that can be incorporated into the building's asbestos register and made available to maintenance staff, contractors and others who may disturb the fabric.
Register & plan →Recognise project boundaries
When planned work becomes intrusive, the existing management information must be checked against the exact work scope. Further intrusive surveying may be required before work begins.
Refurbishment survey →View UKAS inspection schedule →
Management Survey, Refurbishment Survey or Demolition Survey?
Survey type is determined by what will happen to the building. A report produced for normal occupation should not automatically be relied upon for work that will open up or remove building fabric.
Management Survey
For occupied premises, routine use and foreseeable maintenance. The survey can support the asbestos register and ongoing management arrangements.
You are viewing this survey type.Refurbishment Survey
For defined alterations, refurbishment, fit-outs, services upgrades, roof works or other projects that will disturb building materials.
Refurbishment Survey Nottingham →Demolition Survey
A highly intrusive inspection of the defined demolition boundary, enabling asbestos-related work to be planned before structural demolition proceeds.
Demolition Survey Nottingham →What should the Nottingham Management Survey report contain?
The report should make the agreed inspection scope and its limitations clear so the information can be used sensibly by the dutyholder, facilities team and contractors.
Inspection information
- property and survey identification;
- survey type, purpose and agreed scope;
- areas inspected;
- known and presumed asbestos locations;
- material descriptions;
- condition information and material assessment;
- photographic and location references;
- sample references and laboratory results where applicable.
Information that affects reliance
- areas that could not be accessed;
- survey exclusions and restrictions;
- presumed materials;
- relevant plans or location information where included;
- recommended management actions;
- areas requiring further investigation;
- items requiring condition monitoring;
- clear warning where intrusive work requires another survey.
Typical Nottingham Management Survey settings
The survey brief should reflect how the property is occupied and maintained, including areas that contractors are reasonably likely to access during foreseeable maintenance.
City Centre, Lace Market & mixed-use property
Commercial premises, converted buildings, retail, hospitality, offices and mixed-use properties can contain several phases of construction and later alteration. Previous reports and refurbishment information should be reviewed before attendance.
Universities, schools & public estates
Occupied educational and public-sector buildings benefit from planned access, coordination with facilities teams and a reliable method for making asbestos-register information available before maintenance or contractor work.
Industrial, warehouse & operational premises
Industrial units, workshops and warehousing can involve plant areas, service routes, roofs, high-level access and older fire-protection materials. Access restrictions and operational requirements should form part of the survey brief.
Landlords & managed residential property
Communal stairways, corridors, basements, risers, plant rooms, roof spaces and shared external areas may fall within a landlord or managing agent's asbestos-management arrangements depending on responsibility for maintenance and repair.
A clear Nottingham Management Survey route
Providing the right information before attendance helps ASM define the correct scope and reduces unclear exclusions, unnecessary return visits and gaps in the resulting asbestos information.
Tell us the decision
Explain whether the building is remaining occupied, undergoing routine maintenance or whether more intrusive work is proposed.
Send the evidence
Provide the address, plans, previous asbestos reports, existing register, photographs, access information and relevant maintenance requirements.
Confirm the scope
ASM confirms the included buildings and areas, survey purpose, access assumptions, sampling requirements, exclusions and reporting outputs.
Use the result
Transfer appropriate information into the asbestos register, implement required management actions and arrange further inspection where the building or planned work changes.
Use the Management Survey to make the next decision
Material remains in good condition
Appropriate ACMs may remain managed in place where the risk of disturbance can be controlled and the information remains available to the people who need it.
Management Plan Nottingham →Known ACMs need monitoring
Risk-based condition monitoring helps identify deterioration, accidental damage or other changes and keeps the asbestos information current.
Reinspection Nottingham →Asbestos requires removal
Removal requirements depend on material type, condition, extent, accessibility, proposed work and the regulatory category applicable to the task.
Asbestos Removal Nottingham →Intrusive work is planned
Check the Management Survey against the precise work area. An intrusive Refurbishment or Demolition Survey may be required before building materials are disturbed.
Refurbishment Survey Nottingham →Nottingham and the East Midlands supported through ASM's Leeds regional office
ASM supports projects throughout Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands through its regional survey teams. UKAS-accredited bulk sample analysis is undertaken at ASM's Sunderland Head Office laboratory within the applicable accredited testing scope.
ASM Leeds Regional Office
Ground Floor
Radley House
Richardshaw Road
Pudsey, Leeds
LS28 6LE
Nottingham & East Midlands:
0113 532 7195
Survey:
survey@asbestosSM.co.uk
Monday–Friday · 08:00–18:00
UKAS accreditation no. 32982
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire & East Midlands coverage
Local attendance includes Nottingham and surrounding areas, with wider project support throughout Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands.
- Nottingham City Centre
- Lace Market
- Hockley
- The Park
- Sneinton
- St Ann's
- Mapperley
- Sherwood
- Arnold
- Beeston
- West Bridgford
- Wollaton
- Lenton
- Radford
- Clifton
- Carlton
- Gedling
- Bulwell
- Hucknall
- Ilkeston
- Stapleford
- Long Eaton
- Mansfield
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Newark-on-Trent
- Worksop
- Derby
- Loughborough
- Leicester
Attendance is subject to project requirements, access, programme and team availability.
National Management Survey guide →Related Nottingham asbestos routes
Use the specialist page that matches the next decision: survey, sample, test, manage, remove, monitor or investigate contaminated ground.
Management Survey FAQs — Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
Answers to the questions that most commonly affect the survey scope and the next asbestos-management decision.
Is a Management Asbestos Survey a legal requirement?
What is the purpose of a Management Asbestos Survey?
Can a Management Survey be used before refurbishment?
Can a Management Survey be completed in an occupied Nottingham building?
Does finding asbestos mean it has to be removed?
How often should known asbestos be checked?
Where are samples from Nottingham Management Surveys analysed?
Are ASM Management Asbestos Surveys UKAS accredited?
How much does a Management Asbestos Survey in Nottingham cost?
View the Nottingham asbestos survey cost guide →
Send the Nottingham Management Survey project details
Provide the full address or postcode, building type, approximate size, reason for the survey, existing asbestos information, current asbestos register where available, access restrictions and required dates. If refurbishment or other intrusive work is planned, include the work scope or drawings so ASM can confirm whether a Management Survey is the correct survey type.