ASTM International

Standard Practice for Comprehensive Building Asbestos Surveys
 N E2356

Annotation

This practice describes procedures for conducting comprehensive surveys of buildings and facilities for the purpose of locating, identifying, quantifying, and assessing asbestoscontaining materials.

The results of a Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey are intended to be used for ongoing management of asbestos-containing materials, including Operations and Maintenance (O&M), removal, and other response actions. This includes response actions associated with renovations. A Comprehensive Building Asbestos Survey is also intended to provide information required for removal of asbestoscontaining materials prior to demolition of a building or facility.

This practice discusses three types of surveys: Baseline Surveys, Project Design Surveys, and Pre-Construction Surveys.

This practice discusses the following activities for each of the above types of surveys:

Planning the survey to meet defined objectives;

Obtaining and reviewing information on the building or facility including previous surveys and response actions;

Conducting the physical activities of inspecting the premises and collecting bulk samples of suspect materials;

Analyzing the bulk samples for asbestos type and content;

Assessing the Current Condition and Potential for Disturbance of asbestos-containing materials; and

Preparing a report that includes a narrative discussion of the findings, tabulations of inspection, sampling and analysis results, graphical depiction of the areas inspected, and the results of the assessment.