- Demolition Asbestos Survey
Essential Before Demolition & Major Refurbishment Works
- A Demolition Asbestos Survey is required where a building or structure is scheduled for demolition or significant refurbishment works. Formerly known as a Type 3 Survey, this inspection is designed to identify all asbestos-containing materials that may be disturbed during demolition activities. For many non-domestic properties built prior to 2000, a demolition survey is a legal requirement before demolition or major structural alterations can commence.
- Compliance Starts With A Survey
What Does The Survey Involve?
Unlike a standard management survey, a Demolition Asbestos Survey is fully intrusive and may involve destructive inspection methods to access concealed areas within the building. This can include lifting floor coverings, opening wall cavities, accessing ceiling spaces, and inspecting behind cladding systems.
To ensure a thorough assessment, the survey area should be vacated wherever possible. Prior to the survey, the duty holder should provide any available site information, including plans, previous asbestos reports, photographs, and known site hazards to assist the survey process.
- Demolition Asbestos Survey
Survey Results & Next Steps
Upon completion, the survey will identify the location, presence, and extent of any asbestos-containing materials or asbestos debris within the affected areas. The report will also provide recommendations regarding any remedial actions or asbestos removal requirements before works commence.
Asbestos Consultants NZ will guide you through every stage of the process, helping you understand your obligations and ensuring you have the information needed to proceed safely and compliantly.
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Demolition Surveys
Demolition Asbestos Survey is required where the premises is going to be demolished (formerly known as a Type 3 survey).
By law you will need this survey prior to any demolition or significant works to a non-domestic property built pre 2000. ‘Significant’ could mean removing walls, doors, windows etc. or installing new equipment. The demolition survey need not necessarily cover the whole property. In our experience it is often better to target the survey at the specific works which will be undertaken.
So what does this entail?
A Demolition Survey is much more intrusive and involves destructive inspection methods (lifting floor coverings, breaking through walls/ceilings and behind wall cladding) to gain access to all areas within the building. The area being surveyed must be, wherever possible, vacated.
Our Survey Guide stipulates that the duty holder (i.e. the owner or maintaining tenant of a property) should provide the surveyor with as much information about the site, such as site layout, site plans, a previous survey report (if applicable), site photos, or site hazards prior to the survey.
Once completed, should any asbestos be present, the Refurbishment/Demolition Survey will state the location, presence and extent of asbestos containing materials and debris. The survey will also detail any remedial/removal action required.
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