Asbestos management overview
Asbestos management tools support the end user in maintaining a register of where asbestos has been located, removed, or is presumed to be present, based on a representative survey sample conducted on similar properties within the housing stock. This register must be continually updated and used in consultation with contractors and other construction partners before repairs or refurbishment works are undertaken, as well as to make appropriate arrangements for informing and protecting tenants who might also be affected. During a site survey, information on the asbestos material or product is gathered, such as its location, condition, product type, associated occupant activity and likelihood of disturbance. Re-inspection of all confirmed cases must also be undertaken on a regular basis, the frequency of which being determined by the location, condition and type of asbestos present.
Separate help articles have been created for each key aspect of asbestos management, including: