A quotation for your survey scope
Tell us the building type, age, use and areas to be included. Agree access, sampling requirements and any limitations before confirming your management survey.
Built around your building
Workplaces & public buildings
Survey information for offices, shops, warehouses, schools and other non-domestic premises.
Blocks of flats
Agreed coverage of relevant common parts, such as communal corridors, stairs, risers and roof spaces.
Mixed-use properties
Define the areas in scope where leased units, common parts and maintenance responsibilities differ.
Landlords & property managers
Practical records for building owners, facilities teams and managers responsible for maintenance and repair.
What your survey covers
A management survey locates, as far as reasonably practicable, materials that could be disturbed during normal occupation or routine maintenance.
Agreed areas & access
Inspect accessible rooms, circulation areas, voids, risers, service areas and external locations within the agreed scope.
Suspect materials
Look for potential asbestos-containing materials, including boards, coatings, insulation, floor tiles and cement products.
Sampling where appropriate
Visual inspection alone cannot confirm asbestos. Suitable representative samples may be taken by a trained person for laboratory analysis.
Material assessment
Record known or presumed materials and assess factors such as product type, condition, surface treatment and potential fibre release.
Limitations & next steps
Identify inaccessible areas and survey restrictions clearly, with recommendations to support management decisions.
Clear findings.
Usable management records.
The survey report sets out the scope, findings and limitations. It provides information for an asbestos register, risk assessment and management plan.
Use the findings when planning maintenance and briefing contractors. Keep inaccessible areas clearly identified and manage them as presumed asbestos until inspected.
What your report covers
- Survey scope, inspected areas and access restrictions
- Known or presumed materials and their condition
- Material assessments and sample results where applicable
- Conclusions and recommended management actions
Clear scope. Practical management.
- Coverage agreed around the building and its use.
- Known limitations made clear in the report.
- Findings to support maintenance and contractor briefings.
From agreed scope to next steps
Define the survey
Discuss building use, existing records, access and any planned work to agree the right scope.
Inspect & sample
Inspect accessible areas and take representative samples where appropriate for laboratory analysis.
Assess the findings
Record material condition, locations and limitations to help identify management priorities.
Report & plan
Use the report to update records, consider recommended actions and brief people planning maintenance.
Keep asbestos information current
The survey is a starting point. Keep your register and management plan updated as conditions, access or building activities change.
- Changes in material condition or signs of damage
- Repairs, removals or newly accessible areas
- Changes in use or maintenance activities
- Planned refurbishment or demolition work
Match the survey
to the planned work.
Normal occupation & maintenance
A management survey supports day-to-day occupation and routine maintenance. It is not designed to locate every concealed material within the building fabric.
- Agree accessible areas and routine maintenance needs
- Record known and presumed materials
- Keep survey limitations visible in management records
Refurbishment & demolition
Work that disturbs the building fabric may require a more intrusive survey of the affected areas. Share the exact project scope before commissioning.
- Identify the precise areas affected by the project
- Discuss concealed materials and intrusive access
- Do not rely on a management survey for a different scope
Turn findings into action
Identify who is responsible for maintaining each area of the building. Use the survey to create or update your asbestos register and management arrangements.
Give relevant asbestos information to anyone whose work could disturb materials. Record changes in condition, repairs or removals and seek specialist advice where needed.
Why choose FRA Expert?
FRA Expert focuses on clear scope, practical reporting and information that remains useful after the survey.
Understand what was inspected, what was found, where access was restricted and which actions should be considered next. Agree survey coverage and limitations in advance.
Book your London
asbestos management survey
Discuss the building’s age, use, access and areas to be included. Tell FRA Expert about any planned refurbishment or demolition so the correct survey can be considered.
Frequently Asked
Questions
What is an asbestos management survey?
It locates, as far as reasonably practicable, asbestos-containing materials that could be disturbed during normal occupation or routine maintenance. Findings support an asbestos register and management plan.
Does a management survey cover refurbishment work?
Not necessarily. Work that disturbs the building fabric may require a refurbishment or demolition survey targeted to the planned work. Explain the project before choosing a survey.
Does the entire survey need repeating every year?
There is no fixed rule requiring a complete new survey every year. Keep the register and management plan current, and review the findings when conditions or circumstances change.
What should the report contain?
The scope, inspected and inaccessible areas, known or presumed materials, material assessments, applicable sample results and recommended actions. Any restrictions should be easy to identify.
Can asbestos be left in place?
Material in good condition and unlikely to be disturbed may be suitable for management in place. The decision depends on its assessment, with appropriate recording, monitoring and protection.
What happens if some areas cannot be accessed?
The report should clearly identify the inaccessible areas and limitations. These areas must be managed as presumed asbestos until inspected; they should not be treated as confirmed asbestos-free.
Does the survey include asbestos removal?
No. A survey identifies findings and recommendations; it does not authorise removal. Any repair, encapsulation or removal needs suitable specialist advice and appropriately competent contractors.