Identifying ACMs for asbestos survey

We are having an asbestos survey completed. It has been suggested that we can just presume that all materials contain asbestos rather than undertaking sampling and analysis. Is this the case?

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We are having an asbestos survey completed. It has been suggested that we can just presume that all materials contain asbestos rather than undertaking sampling and analysis. Is this the case?

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A management survey undertaken to the requirements of HSG 264 Asbestos: The Survey Guide, is the standard survey used to meet legislative requirements in relation to the identification and management of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs).

Its purpose 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.

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