Over and above compliance with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, Dutyholders need to know that their sites do not contain / their employees are not being exposed to any untoward asbestos hazards.
A specialist asbestos survey of the property is required to fulfill this mandatory requirement.
Collapse of the twin towers in New York 11th Sept. 2001 -
One of the worst asbestos contaminations of all time
Before you lease or buy any property, we seriously recommend that you have a thorough Asbestos Survey done on it. It should greatly help you negotiate the deal and it could save you a lot of money.
Also, if you ever have building work done on your property and the builder discovers asbestos materials in the area of the work, your carefully negotiated fixed price contract may suddenly become unstuck.