Asbestos surveys in North Wales.

Fibre Safe aim to provide our clients with a comprehensive, accurate and reliable asbestos surveying service that is tailored to the site specific requirements of your building or plant equipment.

The team of asbestos surveyors at Fibre Safe have a wealth of knowledge and experience in locating, identifying and removing all types of asbestos containing materials, Fibre Safe will always recommend the safest and most cost effective means of complying with your duty of care under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

Fibre Safe are your friendly local asbestos experts, we provide our services throughout the Wirral, Liverpool, Cheshire and North Wales, our asbestos surveys cover the three types such as;

• Asbestos Management Surveys.
• Asbestos Refurbishment Surveys.
• Asbestos Demolition Surveys.

Asbestos Reports

Once your asbestos survey is complete we will send you a comprehensive asbestos report that clearly outlines the type of asbestos present its extent of use and our recommendations for remedial action to be taken, it is a common misconception that an asbestos surveyor will inform you that all located (ACM's) asbestos containing materials must be subject to thorough removal.

The complete removal of asbestos is only ever recommended where the building is scheduled for demolition or where the overall condition has deteriorated to such an extent that there is a real risk of fibres being released into the air supply or where there is a risk of the asbestos being disturbed either during normal occupancy or planned future refurbishment works.

Our asbestos risk assessment, asbestos analysis procedures are conducted in accordance with the guidelines set out in document HSG264, ensuring our clients total compliance under their duty of care is what we do best.

Asbestos Survey

As an impartial and independent asbestos surveying specialist we always aim to provide our clients with the safest and most cost effective asbestos solutions, whether it is a large office complex or a domestic dwelling Fibre Safe are here to help.

Asbestos Identification

Identifying where the problem lies is the first step toward solving it. Asbestos removal will always be the worst-case scenario, and because we are not affiliated to any removal companies, we will only recommend removal if there is no other solution. One of these solutions is encapsulation, where we can effectively contain the asbestos using a coating specifically formulated to seal loose fibres and stabilise dirty and dusty surfaces.

Asbestos Regulations

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 was brought into effect to modernise previous asbestos legislation here are a few key points on which regulations were updated,

• Some non-licensed tasks require the relevant enforcing authority to be notified prior to works commencing.
• Documentation should be maintained of all non-licensed asbestos works, for example a hard copy of the authority notification, a list of names of operatives on site during the works and the estimated levels of asbestos exposure the workers were subjected to.
• Estimated exposure does not require full air monitoring systems in place if a reasonable assumption of exposure can be made via past experience or previous similar works.

From April 2015, operatives carrying out non-licensed asbestos works must be subject to regular health checks by a Doctor, operatives who currently undertake health inspections for for licensed work do not have to undertake a separatemedical examination for non-licensed work, however medicals for notifiable non-licensed work are not deemed to be acceptable for those doing licensed work.

Your Duty Of Care Under The Asbestos Regulations 2012

If you are the owner or manager of any commercial building which may contain ACM's yo have a duty of care to ensure that;

• A full asbestos survey has been carried out.
• An effective asbestos management plan is in place.
• A duty to co-operate with whoever manages that risk.
• All reasonable steps are taken to locate and identify any asbestos present and assess the condition of these materials.
• Put into effect the recommended remedial actions of conducted asbestos survey and management plan based on the findings of risk assessment.
• You can Provide comprehensive information on the location and condition of the asbestos containing materials to anyone who is liable to disturb them in the future.

For a thorough and in-depth asbestos survey in North Wales, Wirral, Liverpool and Cheshire Call Fibre Safe Today on 0151 515 2342.