Document downloads - Asbestos
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Asbestos - alternative means of managing ACMs
A checklist of direct and indirect methods of managing asbestos containing materials depending on the risk assessed, with tips for each method.
The Control of Asbestos Regulations require the dutyholder to produce and implement a plan for managing the risk arising from asbestos proven or presumed to be contained within the parts of non-domestic premises for which he or she is responsible. -
Asbestos inspection sheet
Sample form to fill in when inspecting asbestos, along with a completion guide for filling it in and scoring the factors.
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Asbestos management plan - contents and review
The first checklist covers sample contents for an asbestos management plan. The dutyholder is responsible for preparing, implementing, keeping available, reviewing and updating the plan.
The second checklist is for circumstances when the asbestos management plan may need to be reviewed, over and above the essential periodic reviews, due to significant 'changes'. -
Asbestos site rules for managing ACMs
This chart shows site rules for the management of asbestos containing materials in various circumstances, along with a list of emergency arrangements that can be made.
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Asbestos
Published May 2021
Effective from 1 August 2021
Reissued October 2022
The widespread use of asbestos has implications for property professionals working in all sectors and can impact on all stages of a building’s life cycle.
This professional standard contains a comprehensive overview of the legislation and industry guidance that govern the complex subject of asbestos. It provides guidance on the dangers asbestos poses to health and businesses, and sets out best practice advice to assist property professionals in complying with the regulations and implementing an effective management plan to ensure that they do not put themselves or others at risk.
The standard is not intended to advise members specially in the undertaking of asbestos surveys. Guidance on such surveys is set out in the HSE publication HSG264 Asbestos: The survey guide.
This document was reissued in October 2022 as a professional standard. It had previously been published in May 2021 as a guidance note. The regulatory requirements remain the same and no material changes have been made to the document. -
Building surveys and technical due diligence of commercial property (ARCHIVED)
This document has been archived and is available on isurv for information purposes only.
This guidance note was prepared to provide surveyors and clients with a source of information and guidance in respect of commercial and industrial property surveys. Such surveys may also include large residential apartment buildings.
This guidance was written to apply to England and Wales. -
Surveys of residential property (ARCHIVED)
This document has been archived and is available on isurv for information purposes only.
This guidance note provides a clear, flexible framework for practitioners to develop their own services the public can trust, consistent with the quality standards expected from RICS members.
In May 2016, this guidance was updated and reissued by RICS. Changes made with immediate effect relate to:
- Liability caps: it is generally wise to include some form of limitation of liability in the contract letter, providing a cap on the amount of compensation the surveyor (or their employer) may be found liable for. This is now provided for in section 5 and Appendix A.
- Cancellation rights: members should take legal advice to ensure the Contract letter is compliant with legislation relating to a 'cooling off' period in accordance with the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. This is also now provided for in section 5 and Appendix A.
- Unexpired leasehold term: the assumption at 5.1.8 has been brought into line with RICS Valuation – Professional Standards UK appendix 10 with the unexpired lease term assumption adjusted from 70 years to 85 years
- The sample scope of engagement at Appendix A is not mandatory, but may help practitioners develop documentation that supports clearer client understanding. -
Asbestos work - deciding who does it
This chart will help you to decide who should do asbestos work (that is, if you need an HSE-licensed contractor) and whether it is notifable work or not.