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Asbestos Management Survey Report

Freemasons Hall

Ingham Street

South Shields

Job No. TSL/0569/20/12/2010

Freemasons Hall Inspector (s): Varinder Khaira and Ingham Street Jagdeep Sahajpal South Shields NE33 2DQ Date of Survey: 22nd December 2010

Checked and Authorised by: Varinder Singh Khaira (Manager)

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CONTENTS

1.0 Executive Summary 1

2.0

Inspection Information

2

3.0

Aim and Purpose of the Asbestos Management Survey

3.1 Managing Asbestos in Premises

3

4

4.0

Sampling Strategy

4.1 Presumption or identification of ACMs

6

7

5.0

Inspection Details

8

6.0

Risk Assessment

10

6.1 Explanation of Material Assessment

10

6.2 Material Assessment Algorithm

11

6.3 Table of suspected ACMs and their locations

12

6.4 Material Assessment Records

14

7.0

Summary

28

8.0

Recommendations

28

APPENDICES 29

Appendix 1: Asbestos Bulk Analysis Project No. FP10 - 00141

Appendix 2: ACM Location Site Plans

Appendix 3: Room Identification

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1.0 Executive Summary

On the 20th December 2010, Trident Surveying Limited was instructed by Mr Kenny Hiles to carryout an Asbestos Management Survey at Freemasons Hall, Ingham Street, South Shields.

The purpose of this inspection was to locate, as far as is reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) in the premises and assess their condition for implementing Regulation 4 ‘Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non Domestic Properties’ stated in Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

It must be noted that this is an Asbestos Management Survey to help comply with current regulations on your duty to manage asbestos within your building in its current state at the time of inspection. Therefore if any suspect materials are uncovered during refurbishment/demolition works at a later date, such as removal of ceramic tiles, taking down walls etc… then this report would be outside the scope for this type of work and an intrusive Refurbishment / Demolition Survey would be required.

Tabled below is a summary of the types and locations of ACMs identified during the inspection and our primary recommendations.

Sample Ref.

Area containing ACM’s (Floor /

TSL Room No. / Description)

Description of ACM Recommend Risk

Level

Photo No.

Diagram No.

FMH/004 Ground / 21 / Corridor

Vinyl floor tiles beneath carpet ●

Very Low

6

1


Board to door Leading to TSL Room No. 12 ● Medium

7

1


Stair nosing ● Very Low

9

1

FMH/010 Basement / 27 / Boiler room

Cement ceiling panels ● Very Low

14

2

Colour Code

Recommendations

●

Remove

● Label (if possible). Keep material in good condition, prevent damage and monitor ACM regularly

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2.0 Inspection Information

Job No.: TSL/0569/20/12/2010

Asbestos Bulk Analysis Project No.: FP10 - 00141

Completion Date of Report: 10th January 2011

Date of Inspection: 20th December 2010

Inspector(s): Varinder Khaira and Jagdeep Sahajpal

Purpose of Inspection: To comply with Regulation 4 ‘Duty to Manage’ stated in

Control of Asbestos 2006 (CAR 2006) Type of Inspection: Asbestos Management Survey

Premises Inspected: Freemasons Hall

Ingham Street South Shields NE33 2DQ

Type of Premises Inspected:

Client Details: Freemasons Hall

Ingham Street South Shields NE33 2DQ

Variation or deviations from ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide’: No variations or deviations from the inspection method.

Agreed excluded areas: The accommodation flat was excluded from the remit of the survey.

Inaccessible areas (presume to contain Asbestiforms): There was no access to within any wall voids, ceiling voids or floor voids. There was no access onto the roof.

Inspectors Comments: Modern boilers.

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3.0 Aim and Purpose of theAsbestos ManagementSurvey

The purpose and procedures used in this inspection is to locate, as far as reasonably practicable, the presence and extent of any suspect ACMs in the building, which could be damaged or disturbed during normal occupancy, including foreseeable maintenance and installation works and assess their condition by taking representative samples and have them analysed for the presence of asbestos. Samples from each type of suspect ACM are collected and analysed to confirm or refute the inspector’s judgement. If the material sampled is found to contain asbestos, other similar homogenous materials used in the same way in the building can be strongly presumed to contain asbestos. Less homogenous materials such as textured coatings will require a greater number of samples. The number should be sufficient for the inspector to make an assessment of whether asbestos is or is not present. However a management survey can also involve presuming the presence or absence of asbestos. An asbestos management survey can be completed using a combination of sampling ACMs and presuming ACMs or, indeed, just presuming. Any materials presumed to contain asbestos must also have their condition assessed.

This however is one of the first steps for the dutyholder to comply with the HSE for Regulation 4 ‘The Management of Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises’ of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (CAR 2006).

The ‘duty to manage asbestos’ requirements of Regulation 4 of CAR 2006 do not normally apply to domestic premises. However, the requirements do apply to common parts of premises, including housing developments and blocks of flats, but do not place any direct duties on landlords for individual houses or flats (e.g. common parts would include foyers, corridors, lifts and lift shafts, staircases, boiler houses, vertical risers, outhouses etc). The requirements do not apply to rooms within a private residence which are shared by more than one household, such as bathrooms, kitchens etc in shared houses and communal dining rooms and lounges in sheltered accommodation. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974,7 Section 2, requires all employers to conduct their work so their employees will not be exposed to health and safety risks, and to provide information to other people about their workplace which might affect their health and safety. Section 3 places duties on the employers and the self-employed towards people not in their employment and section 4 contains general duties for anyone who has control, to any extent, over a workplace. In addition, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 19998 requires employers to assess the health and safety risks to third parties, such as tenants who may be affected by their activities, and to make appropriate arrangements to protect them.

These requirements mean that organisations such as local authorities, housing associations, social housing management companies and others who own, or are responsible for, domestic properties, have legal duties to ensure the health and safety of their staff (and others) in domestic premises used as a place of work. As employers, the organisations also have duties under the general requirements of CAR 2006 to identify asbestos, carry out a risk assessment of work liable to expose employees to asbestos and prepare a suitable written plan of work.

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3.1 Managing Asbestos inPremises (in accordancewithHSG227)

Regulation 4 (Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non-Domestic Premises) of The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006, came into force on 13th November 2006 and states that the dutyholder (Regulation 4 (1)) of the premises has a duty to:

• Ensure that the delegated individual(s) have:

o Adequate training and experience in such works; o Demonstrate independence, impartiality, and integrity; o Adequate quality management systems in place; o Competency in carrying out inspections in accordance with ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide’;

• Find ACMs and assess their condition; • Assess the risk; • Manage the risk and prepare a plan; • Monitoring arrangements.

Managing asbestos means maintaining your ACMs in good condition to protect the health of two groups of people:

• Those who work on the fabric of the building (maintenance staff etc); and • Those who work in or are visiting the building (office workers, cleaners, client representatives,

contractors etc) that may come into contact or work near damaged or deteriorated ACMs.

An Asbestos Management Plan is your way of ensuring that your employees or others do not disturb your ACMs and can take many forms, it need not be complex, but does need to be effective.

The duty holder under CAR 2006 is required to make the final risk assessment, which is carried out by combining the information given in this inspection (Material Assessment) with their detailed knowledge of the activities carried out within the premises (Priority Assessment). The final risk assessment scores for different ACMs can then be compared to develop an action/management plan and will often require you to make your own additional judgements.

Management plans may include one or more of the following actions:

• Removal; • Decontamination; • Encapsulation/Enclosure/Labelling; • Isolation of ACMs; • Creation/maintenance of ACM register; • Use of safe systems of work/permit to work; • Monitoring of condition of ACMs; • Inform personnel of the presence of ACMs.

The inspection report will form the basis upon which your organisation will develop its management plan. The report findings are used to carry out a risk assessment on each of the ACMs or presumed ACMs identified (Material Assessment). These risk assessments help you decide what action is appropriate to deal with the ACMs and to make decisions on what needs to be tackled first.

However, it is not simply whether the ACM will release fibres (the Material Assessment), but if people are likely to be exposed to those fibres once disturbed (the Priority Assessment), that determines the risk to health. Therefore it’s the combination of the material and priority assessments that is generally used to determine the final risk assessment for each ACM or presumed ACMs identified.

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3.1 Managing Asbestos in Premises (in accordance with HSG227) cont…

The Priority Assessment is an assessment of the likelihood of someone disturbing the ACM and can only be carried out with a detailed knowledge of the following parameters:

• Level of Maintenance Activity (frequency and type of maintenance); • Occupant Activity (use of an area and activities carried out); • Likelihood of Disturbance (location, extent of ACM and its accessibility); • Human exposure potential (frequency of use of area, time each area is used and number of

occupants).

A long-term management plan should be clear and unambiguous, setting out the aims of the plan, what is going to be done, when it is going to be done, and how it is going to be done. There needs to be clear lines of responsibility, with each person involved understanding their role.

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4.0 Sampling Strategy

After a visual examination to assess any apparent areas of different material, samples of about 3-5 cm2 area and through the entire depth of the ACM are normally taken with the aim of collecting one or more samples which are representative of the whole material. Sampling should not be carried out where there is an electrical hazard or if it will damage the critical integrity of suspect material such as a roof, gutter, pipe etc.

The sampling strategy will be based on the types of ACMs present. In general, for homogeneous manufactured products containing asbestos, it can be assumed that the asbestos is uniformly distributed throughout the material, and one or two samples will suffice for example boards, sheets, cement pipes and textiles. Insulation materials are generally less homogeneous as they were applied on site and their composition depended on the availability of supply.

Subsequent repairs and patching may add to this variability and increases the number of samples required. In addition, substantial over spray contamination and debris may have been produced. Samples of materials found to contain asbestos, other similar homogenous materials used in the same way in the building presumed or strongly presumed to contain asbestos can be cross referenced in this report.

However, for non-homogeneous materials for example textured coatings, and for some presumed non- asbestos materials, sufficient sampling may often be needed for the inspector to make an assessment of whether asbestos is present or not and to reduce the possibility of false negatives, which may lead to uncontrolled exposures.

It must be noted that sampling of ACM’s may cause some minor damage to the fabric of the building and although sampling locations will be made safe, redecoration will not be carried out. All sample locations will be photographed and all sample photographs will be included in the report.

The areas to be sampled inside buildings should be as far as possible be unoccupied. Sampling should not be undertaken in normally occupied areas, but if in constant use, periods of minimal occupation should be chosen. The nature of the area, the likely release of dust and the proximity and nature of future work will dictate the precautions required to prevent the spread of asbestos. Entry of other people to any sampling area will be restricted or suitable warnings posted.

Inspectors will follow the guidance on bulk sampling in ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide’ when deciding on the sampling strategy. All samples will be analysed by a UKAS Accredited Laboratory (ISO 017025) using methods based on HSG 248 (see Appendix 1 for a copy of the test certificate).

Older equipment is likely to contain asbestos due to its age or higher performance requirements. The equipment is also likely to need servicing and maintenance. The surveyor should be able inspect the accessible parts of machinery and plant which provide heat and electrical insulation, high-performance seals and frictional performance (e.g. driving belts, clutches, brakes and bearings). The surveyor will not sample or work on any machinery unless qualified to do so. Engineers or maintenance personnel may be able to help in these situations if on site. If inspection of these equipments can not be carried out, the equipment should be presumed to contain asbestos unless there is evidence that it contains non-asbestos materials.

Older consumer-type industrial electrical products may also contain some ACMs (e.g. hairdryers, irons, washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers). However as the asbestos in this type of equipment is not readily accessible and presents only a low risk, it is not practical to inspect or sample for it therefore they will be presumed to contain asbestos unless there is evidence that it contains non-asbestos materials. However, products, which are used for or require significant heat insulation, should be made available to be inspected during the survey. These will include simmering mats, iron stands, fire curtains and blankets, catalytic gas heaters and cooker door seals.

There are also many examples of asbestos being present inside materials, e.g. a sandwich layer inside doors, inside columns or under column casings, on the ‘hidden’ side of items, e.g. wood paneling, ceiling tiles, under veneers and if access cannot be made within then these areas should be presumed to contain ACM’s.

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4.1 Presumption or identification of ACMs

The duty to manage requirement in ‘CAR 2006 Regulation 4’ allows materials to be ‘presumed’ to contain asbestos. Therefore in the asbestos survey, materials can be presumed to contain asbestos. There are two levels of ‘presumption’:

Strong presumption: in this case the material looks as if it is an ACM, or that it might contain asbestos. This conclusion can be reached through visual inspection alone by an experienced, well-trained surveyor, familiar with the range of asbestos products. Examples of ‘strong presumption’ would be:

Where laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of asbestos in a similar construction material;

Materials in which asbestos is known to have been commonly used in the manufactured product at

the time of installation (e.g. corrugated cement roof and wall sheeting, cement gutters and drainpipes, cement water tanks, ceiling tiles, insulating boards);

Materials which have the appearance of asbestos but a sample has not been taken, e.g. thermal

insulation on a pipe where fibres are clearly visible. Presumed: where a material/product is presumed to contain asbestos due to insufficient evidence (e.g. no analysis) to confirm that it is asbestos free or where the dutyholder/surveyor decides that it is easier under the planned management arrangements to presume certain materials contain asbestos. Many non-asbestos materials will also be presumed to contain asbestos using this system. There is a further default situation where materials must be presumed to contain asbestos. This applies to areas which cannot be accessed or inspected. In this situation any area not accessed or inspected must be presumed to contain asbestos, unless there is strong evidence to support that it does not.

Materials where no asbestos fibres are visible but asbestos is known to have been commonly used in the manufactured product at the time of installation (e.g. floor tiles, ceiling tiles and insulating boards) will be presumed to contain asbestos. A reasoned argument to suggest that a material does not contain asbestos would be:

Non-asbestos substitute materials were specified in the original architect’s/quantity surveyor’s plans

or in subsequent refurbishments;

The product was very unlikely to contain asbestos or have asbestos added (e.g. wallpaper, plasterboard, wood, glass, metal, stone etc)

Post-1985 construction (for amphibole asbestos-containing materials such as asbestos insulation

board)

Post 1999 construction (some Chrysotile products were prohibited in 1992 and nearly all were prohibited in 1999).

The conclusion that ACMs are not present cannot always be easily reached. The regulations require that reasonable steps are taken. It may in some circumstances not be reasonable to decide wholly on age and/or original specifications, which may have been circumvented during the construction of the building. There are also examples of sub-standard removal practice leaving asbestos-containing debris and residues, and areas where asbestos has been removed previously will need to be inspected.

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5.0 Inspection Details

All areas of the premises were inspected with the exception of any areas listed in the inspection information section and where the act of sampling would endanger the inspector or affect the functional integrity of the item concerned.

Safety and Access Limitations

• Representative access to all voids and risers etc will only be made if it is safe to do so. • Representative access to lofts and roof voids will be only be made where it is safe to do so, where

there are installed and maintained safe access routes. Lofts and roof spaces where the inspector cannot stand upright in will only be inspected from the access point. Our inspectors will not crawl through roof and loft spaces.

• Representative access to floor voids and service ducts will be made where access covers can be easily lifted. If floor ducts and service channels are not obvious to the naked eye then they may not be highlighted in this report.

• Access will be limited to an area where it is impossible to proceed without disturbing suspected asbestos materials.

• Confined spaces where identified will only be accessed once a risk assessment is carried out and a permit to work is issued.

• Access within live or dead machinery is excluded from this inspection unless specifically requested by the client. If live then the machinery must be isolated and made safe by a suitably competent and qualified person and a permit to work is issued.

• Lifts, hoists and shafts are excluded from the scope of this inspection unless safe access is provided by the client. A visual inspection will normally be possible around the doors in normal usage and the level of inspection will be limited to this unless specifically requested by the client. Therefore it must be isolated and made safe by a suitably competent and qualified person and a permit to work is issued.

• Electrical gear will not be accessed unless isolated and confirmed by a qualified electrician as being safe to do so. Our inspectors will presume this electrical apparatus to contain asbestos.

• Access will be made to all external areas within the client’s property. Access equipment allowed for includes step ladders and ladders at a height no more than 3m. Access above this height will be organised and provided by the client.

• Work on pitched roofs and fragile roofs will not be taken. Flat roofs without safe handrails or edge protection will not be accessed or access no nearer than 1m from any edge. Ladder work requires two inspectors at all times.

• Working from scaffolding will only be allowed if the scaffold has been inspected and certified by a qualified and competent person.

• Access to underground pipe services either under structures or elsewhere on any part of the site is beyond the scope of the asbestos inspection.

• This inspection will not make any intrusive structural inspections such as removing floorboards or making very minor damage to decorations, fixture or fittings.

• Where asbestos contamination or any other hazards are likely such as in voids or confined spaces, access will be minimal to avoid the potential spread of contamination or personnel risk.

The TSL Room No. refers to the numbered room/areas identified on the site sketch plans given to them by the inspector. Copies of the site sketch plans are in Appendix 2 of this report.

Every effort has been made to identify all asbestos materials so far as was reasonably practical to do so within the scope of the inspection and the attached report. Methods used to carry out the inspection were agreed with the client prior to any works being commenced and in conjunction with safe working practice.

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5.0 Inspection Details cont…

Inspection techniques used involves trained and experienced inspectors using the combined approach with regard to visual examination and necessary bulk sampling. It is always possible after an inspection that asbestos based materials of one sort or another may remain in the property or area covered by that inspection, this could be due to various reasons:

• Asbestos materials existing within areas not specifically covered by this report are therefore outside

the scope of the inspection.

• Materials may be hidden or obscured by other items or cover finishes i.e. paint, over boarding disguising etc. where this is the case then its detection will be impaired.

• Asbestos may well be hidden as part of the structure to a building and not visible until the structure

is dismantled at a later date.

• Debris from previous asbestos removal projects may well be present in some areas; general asbestos debris does not form part of this inspection however all good intentions are made for its discovery.

• Where an area has been previously stripped of asbestos i.e. plant rooms, ducts etc. and new

coverings added, it must be pointed out that asbestos removal techniques have improved steadily over the years since its introduction. Most notably would be the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (1987) or other similar subsequent Regulations laying down certain enforceable guidelines. Asbestos removal prior to this regulation would not be of today’s standard and therefore debris may be present below new coverings.

• This inspection will detail all areas accessed and all samples taken, where any area is not covered by

this inspection it will be due to No Access for one reason or other i.e. working operatives, sensitive location or just simply no access. It may have been necessary for the limits of the inspector’s authority to be confirmed prior to the inspection.

• Access for the inspection may be restricted for many reasons beyond our control such as height,

inconvenience to others, immovable obstacles or confined space. Where electrical equipment is present and presumed in the way of the inspection no access will be attempted until proof of its safe state is given. Our operatives have duty of care under the Health and Safety at Work act (1974) for both themselves and others.

• In the building where asbestos has been located and it is clear that not all areas have been

investigated, any materials that is found to be suspicious and not detailed as part of the inspection should be treated with caution and sampled accordingly.

• Certain materials contain asbestos to varying degrees and some may be less densely contaminated at

certain locations (Textured coatings for example). Where this is the case the sample taken may not be representative of the whole product throughout.

• Where an inspection is carried out under the guidance of the owner of the property, or his

representative, then the inspection will be as per his instructions and guidance at that time.

• Trident Surveying Ltd cannot accept any liability for the loss, injury, death, damage or penalty unless such claims emanate from negligent advice contained within this report.

• Trident Surveying Ltd cannot guarantee to find all asbestos within a building and the client must

accept that no responsibility will be accepted by Trident Surveying Ltd in respect to any loss (cost of removal, remediation, delay, claim or any other type of loss) whatsoever regarding additional suspect asbestos being located at a later date. Trident Surveying Ltd will attend site to investigate any anomaly with in a reasonable time period of its discovery, and will update records and re-issue the report accordingly if changes to the content are warranted.

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6.0 Risk Assessment

The method of risk assessment is based on:

• The potential of each ACM found to release airborne fibres (i.e. the Material Assessment)

• The human risk factors (i.e. the Priority Assessment)

A Management Plan is then formulated by combining the results of the Material and Priority Assessments.

6.1 Explanation of Material Assessment

The material assessment is an assessment of the condition of the ACM (or presumed ACM) and the likelihood of it releasing fibres in the event of it being disturbed in some way.

This assessment identifies the materials, which will most readily release airborne fibres if disturbed; however, there are other factors to take into account when prioritising action

‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide’ recommends the use of an algorithm to carry out the material assessment. The algorithm is a numerical way of taking into account the several influencing factors, where each factor is given a score, which are then totalled to give the final material assessment score.

The Material Assessment Algorithm in ‘Asbestos: The Survey Guide’ considers five parameters that determine the risk from an ACM, that is, its ability to release fibres if disturbed.

These five parameters used to determine the risk from an ACM are:

• Accessibility; • Asbestos Product Type; • Surface Treatment; • Condition of the ACM; • Asbestos Type.

The final Material Assessment Score is then allocated a category as follows:

• Materials with a score of 10 or more should be regarded as a high risk with a significant potential to

release fibres if disturbed; • Materials with a score between 7 and 9 should be regarded as a medium risk; • Materials with a score between 5 and 6 should be regarded as a low risk; • Materials with a score of 4 or less are regarded as a very low risk.

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6.2 Material Assessment Algorithm

Accessibility Score Examples of scores

0 Usually inaccessible or usually not accessed/visited1 Occasionally visited/accessed2 Easily visited/accessed 3 Routinely visited/accessed

Product Type (or debris from product)

Score Examples of scores

1 Asbestos-reinforced composites (plastics, resins, mastics, roofing felts, vinyl floor tiles, semi-rigid paints or decorative finishes etc) and asbestos cement.

2 Asbestos insulating board (AIB), millboards, other low-density insulation boards, asbestos textiles, gaskets, ropes and woven textiles, asbestos paper and felt.

3 Thermal insulation (e.g. pipe and boiler lagging), sprayed asbestos, loose asbestos, asbestos mattresses and packing.

Extent of damage/deterioration Score Examples of scores

0

Good condition: no visible damage.

1

Low damage: a few scratches or surface marks; broken edges on boards, tiles etc.

2 Medium damage: significant breakage of materials or several small areas where material has been damaged revealing loose asbestos fibres.

3 High damage or delamination of materials, sprays and thermal insulation. Visible asbestos debris.

Surface treatment

Score Examples of scores

0

Composite materials containing asbestos: reinforced plastics, resins, vinyl tiles.

1 Enclosed sprays and lagging, AIB (with exposed face painted or encapsulated), asbestos cement sheets etc.

2

Unsealed AIB, or encapsulated lagging and sprays.

3

Unsealed lagging and sprays.

Asbestos Type Score Examples of scores

NADIS No Asbestiforms Detected In Sample1 Chrysotile.2 Amphibole asbestos excluding Crocidolite.3 Crocidolite.

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Sample Information Material Assessment

Material Score

Photo

No.

Sample Ref. Area suspected of containing

ACM’s (Floor / TSL Room No. / Description)

Sample Description

Approx. Extent

(m / m2 / No.)

Level of Identification (ID / SP / P)

Accessibility

Product Type

Extent of Damage

Surface Treatment

Asbestos Type

FMH/001

Ground / 02 / Entrance hall

Boards to both sides of door leading to TSL Room No. 06

8 No.

ID

-

-

-

-

NADIS

-

1

As FMH/001

Ground / 18 / Under stairs cupboard

Board to door 1 No. ID

- - - - NADIS -

2

FMH/002

Ground / 10 / Servery

Board to doors leading to TSL Room No. 06 2 No. ID

- - - - NADIS -

3

As FMH/002

Ground / 12 / Kitchen

Board to door leading to TSL Room No. 15 1 No. SP

- - - - NADIS -

4

FMH/003

Ground / 02 / Entrance hall

Textured coating to ceiling 20 m2 ID

- - - - NADIS -

5

FMH/004

Ground / 21 / Corridor

Vinyl floor tiles beneath carpet 2 m2 ID

0 1 1 0 1 3

6

FMH/005


Board to door Leading to TSL Room No. 12 1 No. ID

3 2 2 2 1 7

7

FMH/006


Board above door leading to TSL Room No. 12 1 m2 ID

- - - - NADIS -

8

NOTE: ID = Sample taken and analysed Asbestos Type NADIS = No Asbestiforms Detected In Sample SP = Material Strongly Presumed as original sample taken 1 = Chrysotile P = Material Presumed to contain asbestos 2 = Amphibole asbestos excluding Crocidolite N/Q = Not quantifiable 3 = Crocidolite

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Sample Information Material Assessment

Material Score

Photo

No.

Sample Ref. Area suspected of containing

ACM’s (Floor / TSL Room No. / Description)

Sample Description

Approx. Extent

(m / m2 / No.)

Level of Identification (ID / SP / P)

Accessibility

Product Type

Extent of Damage

Surface Treatment

Asbestos Type

As FMH/006


Board above door leading to TSL Room No. 16

2 1 m

SP

-

-

-

-

NADIS

-

8

FMH/007


Stair nosing 1 No. ID

3 1 1 0 1 3

9

FMH/008

First / 29 / Meeting room

Boards to both sides ofdoor Leading to TSL Room No. 28 and 30

4 No. ID

- - - - NADIS -

10

As FMH/008

First / 30 / Corridor

Boards to both sides of door leading to TSL Room No. 28, 31 and 34

10 No. SP

- - - - NADIS -

11

As FMH/008

First / 30 / Corridor

Boards to cupboard door s 2 No. SP

- - - - NADIS -

12

FMH/009

Basement / 25 / Plant room

Debris to ceiling joists NQ ID

- - - - NADIS -

13

FMH/010

Basement / 27 / Boiler room

Cement ceiling panels 5 m2 ID

2 1 1 1 1 4

14

NOTE: ID = Sample taken and analysed Asbestos Type NADIS = No Asbestiforms Detected In Sample SP = Material Strongly Presumed as original sample taken 1 = Chrysotile P = Material Presumed to contain asbestos 2 = Amphibole asbestos excluding Crocidolite N/Q = Not quantifiable 3 = Crocidolite

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FMH/001 Ground / 02 / Entrance hall

Doors Boards 8 No.

Sample taken and analysed - - - - - - - -

No Asbestiforms Detected in Sample -


Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:

Level of Identification:

Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --

Sample Certificate No. FP10 - 00141

Photo No. 1

Comments: Boards located on both sides of doors.

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As FMH/001 Ground / 18 / Under stairs cupboard

Door Board 1 No.

Strongly presumed - - - - - - - -



Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 2

Comments:

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FMH/002 Ground / 10 / Servery

Doors Boards 4 No.




Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 3


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As FMH/002 Ground / 12 / Kitchen

Door Board 1 No.




Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 4

Comments: Asbestos board to other side of door.

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FMH/003 Ground / 02 / Entrance hall

Ceiling Textured coating

20 m2 Sample taken and analysed

- - - - - - - -



Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 5

Comments:

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Floor Vinyl tiles beneath carpet

2 m2 Sample taken and analysed

Usually inaccessible 0 Asbestos reinforced composite 1

Low damage 1 Composite material 0

Chrysotile 1


Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: 3

Risk Band: Very low

Recommendations Label and monitor condition


Photo No. 6

Comments: Current guidance notes suggest that the condition of this ACM should be monitored at least every twelve months.

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Door Board 1 No.

Sample taken and analysed Routinely accessed 3

Asbestos Insulating Board 2 Medium damage 2

Unsealed damaged areas 2 Chrysotile 1


Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: 7

Risk Band: Medium

Recommendations Remove


Photo No. 7

Comments:

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Door heads Boards 2 No.




Sample Ref:

Area:

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Accessibility:

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Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 8

Comments:

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Step Nosing 1 No.

Sample taken and analysed Routinely accessed 3

Asbestos reinforced composite 1 Low damage 1

Composite material 0 Chrysotile 1


Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: 3

Risk Band: Very low



Photo No. 9


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FMH/008 First / 29 / Meeting room

Door Boards 2 No.




Sample Ref:

Area:

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Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 10

Comments: Boards located on both sides of door.

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As FMH/008

First / 30 / Corridor Door

Boards 4 No.




Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

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Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 11


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As FMH/008 First / 30 / Corridor

Cupboard doors Boards 2 No.




Sample Ref:

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Sample Description:

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Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 12

Comments:

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FMH/009

Basement / 25 / Plant room Ceiling joists

Debris NQ




Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: --

Risk Band: --

Recommendations --


Photo No. 13

Comments:

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FMH/010

Basement / 27 / Boiler room Ceiling

Cement panels 5 m2

Sample taken and analysed Easily accessible 2 Asbestos cement 1

Low damage 1 Encapsulated asbestos cement 1

Chrysotile 1


Sample Ref:

Area:

Element:

Sample Description:

Approx Extent:


Accessibility:

Product Type:

Condition:

Surface Treatment:

Asbestos Type:

Material Score: 4

Risk Band: Very low



Photo No. 14


7.0 Summary

Asbestos containing materials were found in the following forms on site:

• Asbestos board to door; • Asbestos vinyl floor tiles beneath carpet; • Asbestos stair nosing; • Asbestos cement ceiling panels.

8.0 Recommendations

• The board to door in TSL Room No. 15 should be removed under controlled condition;

• Should they remain undisturbed, the remaining ACM’s (in their recorded condition) require no further action other than the statutory requirement that they be managed and routinely inspected.

NB. Although labelling of asbestos containing materials is not a legal requirement, it may reduce the risk of accidental disturbance and as such should be considered.

If these asbestos containing materials are left in situ then under Regulation 4 ‘Duty to Manage Asbestos in Non – Domestic Properties’ Trident Surveying Limited recommends that a system of management be introduced which will require the implementation of the following:

• The findings of this inspection report should be made known to all staff members who have

responsibility for co-ordinating and authorising any maintenance or refurbishment work in the premises;

• The presence of all asbestos containing materials should be recorded on plans or other records and

updated as necessary;

• The owners of the premises should make known the existence of asbestos materials to any contractor working in the building preferably at the tendering stage. Maintenance and other workers and other people who may be affected should also be notified;

• It is recommended that all asbestos containing materials in the building be re-inspected periodically

by a competent person to ensure that the condition of the ACMs has not changed. Friable and vulnerable materials should be inspected more frequently;

• Safe working practices are to be adopted for all asbestos containing materials identified until

remedial action is carried out or total removal is complete.

The removal/encapsulation works must be carried out by a licensed asbestos removal contractor and monitored by a UKAS Accredited Laboratory.

Inspector:

Job No. TSL/0569/20/12/2010 Jagdeep Sahajpal

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX 1

ASBESTOS BULK ANALYSIS PROJECT NO.

FP10 - 00141

1

APPENDIX 2

ACM LOCATION SITE PLANS

3

ACM LOCATION SITE PLANS Appendix 2

Job No: TSL / 0569 / 20 / 12 / 2010 Inspection Date: 22nd December 2010

Orientation

Building Name: Freemasons Hall, Ingham Street, South Shields, NE33 2DQ

Floor Level:

Ground Diagram No:

1 of 3

LINE SKETCHES SHOWING DOORS AND WALLS

13

17

14 12

11

15 16 10 19

18 20

21 21

22

06

25

23

02

05 07 08

04 09

24 01 03

Asbestos board to door

Asbestos vinyl floor tiles beneath carpet

Asbestos stair nosing

Approx

4 m

This surveyor's site sketch is intended to identify known and suspected asbestos containing materials. This sketch typically shows non-accessed room as ' No acc'. Numbers shown on the sketch are cross

referenced with the TSL Room No.

4



Orientation


Floor Level:

Basement Diagram No:

2 of 3


25

26

27

Asbestos cement ceiling panels

Approx

4 m



5



Orientation


Floor Level:

First Diagram No:

3 of 3


31 32

30

29 28 34

33

35

Approx

Not to Scale



6

7

APPENDIX 3

ROOM IDENTIFICATION

8


TSL Room No.

Description

Accessed

Yes / No / Limited

01

Entrance lobby

Yes

02

Entrance hallway

Yes

03

Lobby

Yes

04

Male toilets

Yes

05

Under stairs cupboard

Yes

06

Festive board area

Yes

07

Lobby

Yes

08

Store cupboard

Yes

09

Female toilets

Yes

10

Servery

Yes

11

Stairwell to basement

Yes

12

Kitchen

Yes

13

Stairwell to first floor WC

Yes

14

Bar servery and store

Yes

15

Corridor

Yes

16

Cupboard

Yes

17

Bar

Yes

9


TSL Room No.

Description

Accessed

Yes / No / Limited

18

Under stairs cupboard

Yes

19

Side entrance

Yes

20

Stairwell to accommodation flat

No

21

Corridor

Yes

22

Lounge

Yes

23

Meeting room

Yes

24

Cupboard

Yes

25

Plant room

Yes

26

Store room

Yes

27

Boiler room

Yes

28

Landing

Yes

29

Meeting room

Yes

30

Corridor

Yes

31

Lodge room

Yes

32

Area

Yes

33

Store room

Yes

34

Meting room

Yes

35

WC

Yes

asbestos management survey report for freemasons hall ......the accommodation flat was excluded from...

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