What is Asbestos Survey – a Detailed Overview

What is Asbestos Survey – a Detailed Overview

You might have heard about an asbestos survey but still wondering what it is. It is a survey which takes place before any kind of demolition, repair, renovation or remodelling of any structure. This is something mandatory for all the inner as well as outer materials. It works according to the EPA regulations and is produced in a paper after complete checking with the methods used. This is to ensure that the structures which are to be removed or repaired have any kind or types of asbestos material in it. AHERA or the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act is the one responsible for conducting the survey and a copy of the statement should remain handy during the entire progress of the work.

The very first thing with which they start the Asbestos survey is to find any material that has asbestos content in it.

In the report you can find a detailed notification of where the material containing asbestos is located as well as the quantity concerning it. Along with these, a graph is also drawn giving appropriate data on the deposition of bulk asbestos and where the sample was obtained. The asbestos survey will also have the condition as well as the friability of the materials having asbestos content in it.

Asbestos surveys are classified into three types depending on the activity, usage as well as the works planned in the entire structure.

The first is

* Type 1 Asbestos Survey:- and is termed as Location and Assessment Survey also known as the Presumptive or non intrusive survey. It is the primary survey conducted to search for the materials having asbestos content in it and also estimates the present state of the found material.

* The second one is Type 2 or Standard sampling, Identification and Assessment Survey also referred to as the Sampling Survey. This is the most popular and the common survey conducted which gives in a detailed description of what has been found.

Type 2 is always given more importance and it is something on which the entire review depends upon. It provides enough sources to support the evidences for the presence of the mineral. At the same time, it acts according to the rules set up by the legislation. The procedure may seem to be very similar but it is more detailed when compared with the Type 1 survey. Here, the samples are collected by the surveyor for further analysis for the presence of the mineral.


* The last and the final one is the Type 3 of Full Access Sampling and Identification Survey also known as the Pre-demolition or Major Refurbishment Survey. It is the inspection which is done as a mandatory rule before any kind of repairing or demolition work is done to the buildings.

The entire process of Asbestos surveys are done by Asbestos Surveyors who are qualified enough to do their duty well. They are also entitled to figure the exact quantity of the mineral present in the material. This will give a proper estimation of the content to get the job done well!