Controllers of premises commissioning asbestos surveys should be wary of the many unscrupulous organisations offering this service.

Relatively inexperienced and minimally qualified surveyors have gained the two-day P402 asbestos surveying course in order to capitalise on the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

Asbestos surveying is a very involved discipline, requiring a great deal of specialist knowledge and practical experience.

For clients to be assured of a quality service, surveyors working on their behalf should hold the P402, S301 and Oral Examination in asbestos (leading to CCP status) and work under a UKAS accredited quality management system. Our surveyors are regularly audited internally and independently,

Many organisations offering low-cost asbestos surveys do not hold sufficient public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Such companies or individuals operate with significantly lower overheads, thus being able to offer more competitive quotations. However, their clients are very vulnerable of incurring huge uninsured losses, in the event of liability.