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What is Asbestos?
Asbestos is a strong, durable, inflammable fibre widely used for reinforcing materials in buildings prior to 1999. It was also used to protect building structures from fire and excessive heat.
Where asbestos remains mixed, bound or sealed with other materials and not disturbed it does not pose a safety risk. If asbestos is disturbed serious health risks can arise (long term) from breathing in air containing asbestos fibres
What should I do if I think I have found asbestos?
If you think you have found asbestos, please report this to us straight away on 0141 560 6000. Make sure that the material is not disturbed.
What ng homes will do to keep you safe
We will:
- Complete surveys of communal areas in blocks to identify, monitor and maintain any asbestos in these areas.
- Assess the asbestos information we have for properties before any major works and conduct further asbestos surveys if needed to ensure as far as possible asbestos is identified and taken into account when planning.
- Provide ng homes staff/contractors with the associated asbestos information for properties for day-to-day repairs.
- Ensure our staff and contractors undertake regular asbestos awareness training.
- Conduct asbestos checks each time one of our properties becomes empty; a full survey will be carried out if the property has not previously received one.
- Maintain a register of all asbestos identified (and assumed), including records of removals, to ensure the effective management and monitoring of the asbestos safety process.
Asbestos surveys and removal are carried out by our approved and licensed contractor.
What can I do to help?
To keep you and your family safe, we need access to your home to carry out maintenance checks from time to time. This could include tests, or occasional asbestos surveys. We will arrange these visits in advance - please ensure you are home to allow access at the time of the appointment.
We understand life is busy and things can happen unexpectedly. If your appointment time no longer suits, please call us on 0141 560 6000 to rearrange.
Asbestos and Do It Yourself (DIY)
If you plan to make ANY home improvements to your property, to keep yourself safe please contact us immediately on 0141 560 6000. Decorative work, such as scraping wallpaper or painting is perfectly safe.
Don’t:
- Panic - material containing asbestos is only a problem if it is damaged.
- Drill, sand, cut, or in any way disturb, material which may contain asbestos.
- Use power tools on materials which may contain asbestos.
- Remove or disturb the material.
- Break the materials because this releases the small fibres into the atmosphere.
If you are in any doubt then please call for advice and information between 0141 560 6000.
