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Bradley Environmental Consultants are UKAS accredited to undertake asbestos surveys and inspections (ISO 17020) and asbestos testing and air monitoring (ISO 17025).

We have a team of highly trained and qualified asbestos surveyors and analysts who undertake regular work throughout the Manchester and wider Greater Manchester area including Salford, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Sale and Trafford.

Our asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition surveys are undertaken in line with HSE publication - HSG 264 The asbestos survey guide.

Our asbestos survey and analytical services include:

We also offer a range of Asbestos Re-inspection Services and Asbestos Removal Project Management services.

We undertake asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition asbestos surveys for a wide range of clients including local councils, housing associations, universities, academy schools and colleges, high street retailers, NHS trusts, demolition and construction companies and asbestos contractors.

Our Manchester based asbestos surveyors can also offer Asbestos Testing, Asbestos Fibre Air Monitoring, Management Plans and Asbestos Training including the popular Asbestos Awareness Training course.

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Bradley Environmental Consultants are UKAS accredited (ISO 17020) to undertake asbestos surveys, inspections and testing (ISO 17025).

We have a team of highly trained and qualified asbestos surveyors who undertake regular work throughout the Leeds and wider West Yorkshire area.

Our asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition surveys are undertaken in line with HSE publication - HSG 264 The asbestos survey guide.

Our asbestos survey and analytical services include:

We also offer a range of:

Asbestos Re-inspection Services and Asbestos Removal Project Management services.

We undertake asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition asbestos surveys for a wide range of clients including local government, housing associations, universities, schools and colleges, national retailers, NHS trusts, the hotel and leisure industry, demolition and construction companies, manufacturing, logistics and commercial businesses.

Our Leeds based asbestos surveyors can also offer Asbestos Testing, Asbestos Fibre Air Monitoring, Management Plans and Asbestos Training including the popular Asbestos Awareness Training course.

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Bradley Environmental Consultants are UKAS accredited (ISO 17020) to undertake asbestos surveys and inspections.

We have a team of highly trained and qualified asbestos surveyors who undertake regular work throughout the Birmingham and wider West Midlands area including Halesowen, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Tamworth, Nuneaton and Worcester.

Our asbestos survey and analytical services include:

We also offer a range of Asbestos Re-inspection Services and Asbestos Removal Project Management services.

We undertake asbestos management, refurbishment and demolition asbestos surveys for a wide range of clients including local councils, housing associations, Birmingham universities, academy schools and colleges, high street retailers, Birmingham NHS trusts, demolition and construction companies and asbestos contractors.

Our Birmingham based asbestos surveyors can also offer Asbestos Sample Testing, Asbestos Fibre Air Monitoring, Management Plans and Asbestos Training including the popular Asbestos Awareness Training course.

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Did you know that asbestos can be found in any industrial or residential building built or refurbished before the year 2000?

Asbestos was used in many of the common types of building materials up to the year 2000.

Workers including tradespeople, construction and building workers, maintenance staff and building surveyors etc will come across asbestos containing materials during their day to day work.

The two links below show the most common areas where you can find asbestos products in an Industrial, commercial and domestic type property.

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Regulation 4 "Duty to Manage" requires the duty holder to find out whether your property contain asbestos, assess the risk, and develop a plan to manage that risk and act on it. This can only be achieved by undertaking an asbestos survey.

Failure to comply could result in prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Our asbestos survey services will identify and provide clients with recommendations for the suitable management of any Asbestos containing materials.

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The Government introduced the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012 (which superseded CAR2006) in direct response to the mortality rates associated with asbestos exposure, which are currently estimated at around 4000 deaths per year.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) hopes to reduce future exposure by ensuring compliance with Regulation 4 (Duty to Manage Asbestos) of CAR2012, whereby the Dutyholder has the responsibility of ensuring the safe management of ACMs within their premises.

The duty is not limited to an asbestos survey, but specific to safely managing asbestos by the implementation of a vigorous management process.

In summary, the Regulation requires that you monitor the condition (i.e. conduct a reinspection) of all ACMs identified within your premises and create an asbestos management plan to outline how you intend to minimise the risks associated with asbestos exposure on your site. 

To ensure compliance with Regulation 4, we strongly advise that annual reinspections of the ACMs identified in your survey and if you have not already done so, create an asbestos management plan in line with the Approved Code of Practice L127 - The management of asbestos in non-domestic premises.

Bradley Environmental have many years' experience undertaking both reinspections and asbestos management plans for a wide range of clients and we would be happy to assist with this aspect of your regulatory compliance.

HSE inspectors are currently seeking evidence of compliance with Regulation 4 when conducting site audits. For more detailed guidance on how to effectively comply with this legislation, please refer to HSE Document A comprehensive guide to managing asbestos in premises (HSG227).

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The Control of Asbestos Regulations CAR (2012) came into force on 6th April 2012. These Regulations bring together the three previous sets of Regulations covering the Prohibition of Asbestos, The Control of Asbestos at Work and Asbestos Licensing.

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 has been reviewed due to them failing to comply with the European Asbestos Worker Protection Directive and thus were superseded by CAR 2012.

The changes reflected in Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 relate to Regulation 3 (2). The exclusions from certain provisions, in particular licencing, which allowed too many types of low risk work to be exempt from requirements concerning notification, medical examinations of those undertaking such work and record keeping

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No, there are three different types of Asbestos Survey:

  • Asbestos Management Survey (formally type 1 and type 2 asbestos survey) – Its purpose is to locate as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACMs in the building.
  • Pre-Refurbishment Asbestos Survey (formally type 3 asbestos survey) – A pre-refurbishment asbestos survey is needed before any refurbishment or demolition work is carried out.
  • Pre-Demolition Asbestos Survey (formally type 3 asbestos survey) – A pre-demolition asbestos survey is needed before any demolition work is carried out.

The type of Asbestos Survey most appropriate will be dependent on client/property specific requirements and will be established during the survey planning phase.

Note - The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 requires that the condition of asbestos-based products needs to be re-inspected regularly and records updated accordingly. The frequency of the asbestos inspection regime must not exceed 12 months.

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Yes, all our asbestos reports are written with the building manager in mind. If there's anything in the asbestos report that you're not sure about just ask, we'll be happy to explain.

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That depends on the size and age of your building.

We may be able to quote you over the phone or by email if you have sufficient information (i.e.: building plans or measurements).

Alternatively we can arrange for a free site visit to provide you with a competitive Asbestos survey quotation.

For more information, please click here to contact one of our Asbestos Consultants.

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Yes - but only if you are suitably qualified to do so.

The regulations state that the asbestos survey must be carried out by a competent person.

Bradley Environmental have the necessary experience, qualifications and UKAS Accreditation to carry out asbestos surveys safely and competently.

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