The Control Of Asbestos At Work regulations 2002 contain a new regulation 4, Duty to manage asbestos in non domestic premises, This regulation is due to be enforced by the H.S.E in may 2004.

Many people are under the impression that this regulation does not apply to them, because asbestos was used a long time ago and their building is not old enough to contain asbestos, This is a total misconception as asbestos was used in over 3000 different products, some still in manufacture until 1999. Many of these products were of a type that you would not expect to contain asbestos e.g. toilet cisterns, floor tiles, church organs, to name but a few.
The attitude of the H.S.E is that ignorance is no defence; you should take appropriate steps to find out if any asbestos materials are present in your buildings and formulate a management plan to protect everybody from exposure to asbestos fibres.
In order to fully comply with the current regulations an asbestos survey should be carried out by a properly trained asbestos surveyor.


Asbestos fibres viewed down a microscope

All surveyors and consultants at T.E.C have a minimum of 10 years experience in the asbestos industry, providing solutions to each client’s specific needs. Due to the extent of our experience we have found asbestos materials in places not even other asbestos surveyors would even think of looking.