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Asbestos survey check before work
Checklist · Before refurbishment or demolition work starts in an area
Checks, before work disturbs the building, that a refurbishment and demolition survey covers the area, its findings are known to the people doing the work, and any asbestos is removed or the area ruled out.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulation 5 (identification of the presence of asbestos)
- HSE HSG264, Asbestos: the survey guide
The questions
Where and when
- Area of the work
- Date
Checks
- A refurbishment and demolition survey covers this area
- Survey reference and date
- Any asbestos found in the area removed by a licensed contractor, or the area cleared (write in the note)
- The people doing the work told what the survey found and limits it has
- What to do if anything suspicious is found has been explained
- Workers have asbestos awareness training
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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